Phylogeographic analysis of nuclear and mtDNA supports subspecies designations in the ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 423-431

  Miller, Joshua M ^a   Hallager, Sara ^a   Monfort, Steven L ^b   Newby, John ^c   Bishop, Kelley ^c   Tidmus, Scott A ^d   Black, Peter ^e   Houston, Bill ^e   Matthee, Conrad A ^f   Fleischer, Robert C ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c National Zoological Park ^*  (Switzerland)

^d Animal Programs and Environmental Initiatives   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^f STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA control region; Ostrich; Phylogeography; Struthio camelus

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLIGHTLESSNESS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMORPHISM; RED LIST; TAXONOMY;

NIGER [WEST AFRICA];

ANIMALIA; AVES; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 79952700163     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0149-x     Document Type: Article

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