Genetic variation depends more on admixture than number of founders in reintroduced Alpine ibex populations

Biological Conservation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 197-203

  Biebach, Iris ^a   Keller, Lukas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Conservation genetics; Founder event; Genetic diversity; Reintroduction biology; Source populations

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RUMINANT;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA IBEX;

EID: 84858158080     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.034     Document Type: Article

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