Genetic variation in the kakerori (Pomarea dimidiata), an endangered endemic bird successfully recovering in the Cook Islands

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 441-447

  Chan, Chi Hang ^a   Robertson, Hugh A ^b   Saul, Edward K ^c   Nia, Lynda V ^c   Luong, Vy Phuong ^a   Kong, Xiaochen ^a   Zhao, Yudi ^a   Chambers, Geoffrey K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c Takitumu Conservation Area Project   (Cook Islands)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Cytochrome b; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial control region; Pomarea dimidiata

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROGENEITY; INBREEDING; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; RODENT; SONGBIRD;

COOK ISLANDS; RAROTONGA;

AVES; POMAREA DIMIDIATA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 79952705081     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0152-2     Document Type: Article

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