Strong decline of gene diversity in local populations of the highly endangered Common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) in the western part of its European range

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 311-322

  La Haye, M J J ^a,b   Neumann, K ^c   Koelewijn, H P ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Medical Centre Dessau Rosslau   (Germany)

^d Nunhems Netherlands BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation strategy; F ST; Fragmentation; Historical samples; Population differentiation

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRAGMENTATION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; INBREEDING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RODENT;

WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETUS CRICETUS;

EID: 84858006297     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-011-0278-x     Document Type: Article

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