Reduced genetic diversity and sperm motility in the endangered Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea polatzeki;Eingeschränkte genetische Vielfalt und Spermienbeweglichkeit beim vom Aussterben bedrohten Teide- Blaufinken (Fringilla teydea polatzeki) auf Gran Canaria

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 761-768

  Garcia del Rey, Eduardo ^a   Marthinsen, Gunnhild ^b   Calabuig, Pascual ^c   Estévez, Loly ^c   Johannessen, Lars Erik ^b   Johnsen, Arild ^b   Laskemoen, Terje ^b   Lifjeld, Jan T ^b  

^a Macaronesian Institute of Field Ornithology   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Tafira Baja   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allelic richness; Canary Islands; Extinction; Microsatellites; Sperm swimming speed

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MOTILITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPERM;

CANARY ISLANDS; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

AVES; FRINGILLA; FRINGILLA TEYDEA;

EID: 84879135808     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-013-0940-9     Document Type: Article

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