Integrating microsatellite and pedigree analyses to facilitate the captive management of the endangered Mississippi sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pulla)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 322-335

  Henkel, Jessica R ^a,b   Jones, Kenneth L ^c   Hereford, Scott G ^d   Savoie, Megan L ^e   Leibo, S P ^b,e   Howard, Jerome J ^b  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b University of New Orleans   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^e Audubon Institute for Research on Endangered Species   (United States)

Author keywords

Founder relatedness; Grus canadensis pulla; Studbooks

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; UNITED STATES; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BIRDS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MISSISSIPPI; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

GRUS CANADENSIS PULLA;

EID: 84862306037     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20399     Document Type: Article

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