Genetic Consequences of Reintroductions and Insights from Population History

Reintroduction Biology: Integrating Science and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 395-440

  Groombridge, Jim J ^a   Raisin, Claire ^a   Bristol, Rachel ^a,b   Richardson, David S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURE SEYCHELLES   (Seychelles)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'reintroductions' and 'introductions'; Conservation translocations; Genetic consequences of reintroductions; Genetic signatures, of endangered species; Loss, gain or no change, genetic diversity; Marker based methods; Mauritius parakeet, and STRUCTURE analysis; Science of reintroduction biology; Seychelles warbler, genetic variations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883742546     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444355833.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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