Genetic consequences of intensive conservation management for the Mauritius parakeet

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 707-715

  Raisin, Claire ^a,b,e   Frantz, Alain C ^b   Kundu, Samit ^c   Greenwood, Andrew G ^d   Jones, Carl G ^e,f   Zuel, Nicolas ^e   Groombridge, Jim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d C o International Zoo Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

^e MAURITIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Mauritius)

^f DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Endemic island species; Mauritius parakeet; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REINTRODUCTION; SUBPOPULATION; TRANSLOCATION;

PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACULA ECHO;

EID: 84860457366     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-012-0319-0     Document Type: Article

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