May captive populations of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) act as genetic reservoirs in Argentina?

Zoo Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-70

  Alonso Roldan V ^a,c   Navarro, J L ^a   Gardenal, C N ^b   Martella, M B ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Conservation; Genetic variability; ISSR; Ratites

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; RHEA; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ARGENTINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; RHEIFORMES;

AVES; PALAEOGNATHAE; RHEA AMERICANA; RHEIFORMES;

EID: 79851478651     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20314     Document Type: Article

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