On the consequences of ignoring purging on genetic recommendations for minimum viable population rules

Heredity

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 185-187

  Garcia Dorado A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INBREEDING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETICS, POPULATION; INBREEDING; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 84939260951     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2015.28     Document Type: Note

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