Managing Genetic Issues in Reintroduction Biology

Reintroduction Biology: Integrating Science and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 441-475

  Jamieson, Ian G ^a   Lacy, Robertm C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Chicago Zoological Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation geneticists; Genetic factors, and species decline; Genetic variation and inbreeding; Genetics of reintroductions; Population management; Regulation phase; Reintroduced robins, Tiritiri Matangi; Reintroduction biology, genetic issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863474595     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444355833.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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