Molecular phylogeny and diversity of the Corsican red-legged partridge: Hybridization and management issues

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 285, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-65

  Barbanera, F ^a   Forcina, G ^a   Guerrini, M ^a   Dini, F ^a  

^a Unità di Protistologia Zoologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alectoris chukar; Alectoris rufa; Chukar; Conservation management; Invasive genotypes; Island population biology; Microsatellite DNA; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; GAMEBIRD; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HABITAT TYPE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOUNTAIN REGION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RANGE EXPANSION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRANSLOCATION; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; EUROPE;

ALECTORIS; ALECTORIS CHUKAR; ALECTORIS RUFA; AVES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 80051925144     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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