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Genetic consequences of population decline in the European otter (Lutra lutra): an assessment of microsatellite DNA variation in Danish otters from 1883 to 1993.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Sept 2001
Pertoldi C, Hansen M M, Loeschcke V, Madsen A B, Jacobsen L, Baagoe H
Abstract excerpt
The European otter (Lutra lutra) was common in Denmark until the 1960s, but its present distribution encompasses only a minor part of the country. The aim of this study was to assess whether the recent population decline has resulted in loss of genetic variability and to gain further insight into the dynamics of the population decline. This was done by analysing microsatellite DNA variation in contemporary and...
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