Genetics and wolf conservation in the American West: Lessons and challenges

Heredity

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-19

  Wayne, R ^a   Hedrick, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; NOTE; WOLF;

ANIMALS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; WOLVES;

EID: 79959292018     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2010.147     Document Type: Note

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