Targeted gene flow for conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 259-267

  Kelly, Ella ^a   Phillips, Ben L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Assisted gene flow; Assisted gene transfer; Population management; Rapid evolution; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GENE FLOW; GENE TRANSFER; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENE FLOW; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENE FLOW;

EID: 84960096941     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12623     Document Type: Article

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