Genetic diversity, population genetic structure and demographic history of Przewalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii): Implications for conservation

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1457-1468

  Yang, Ji ^a,b   Jiang, Zhigang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Demographic history; Genetic diversity; Microsatellite loci; Population genetic structure; Procapra przewalskii; Qinghai Tibet plateau

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE; WILD POPULATION;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

GAZELLA; PROCAPRA PRZEWALSKII;

EID: 80855147583     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-011-0244-7     Document Type: Article

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