Preliminary insights into the level of genetic variation retained in the endangered echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) towards assisting its conservation management

African Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-194

  Taylor, Tiawanna D ^a,b   Parkin, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

conservation management; Echo parakeet; genetic variation; microsatellites; Psittacula eques

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION GENETICS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACULA; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 78650548784     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/004.045.0220     Document Type: Article

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