Bridging the conservation genetics gap by identifying barriers to implementation for conservation practitioners

Global Ecology and Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue , 2017, Pages 231-242

  R Taylor, Helen ^a   Dussex, Nicolas ^a   van Heezik, Yolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Communication; Genomics; Integration; Survey data; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018974905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23519894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.04.001     Document Type: Article

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