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Genetic variation within and among fragmented populations of lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus).
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2003
Van Den Bussche Ronald A, Hoofer Steven R, Wiedenfeld David A, Wolfe Donald H, Sherrod Steve K
Abstract excerpt
As a result of recurrent droughts and anthropogenic factors, the range of the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) has contracted by 92% and the population has been reduced by approximately 97% in the past century, resulting in the smallest population size and most restricted geographical distribution of any North American grouse. We examined genetic variation through DNA sequence analysis of 478...
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