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Molecular population genetic analysis of the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) in the northern Andean area.
Hereditas - 1 Jan 2003
Ruiz-Garcia Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Eighty-two Andean bear samples obtained in three South American Andean countries were analyzed using five hypervariable microsatellite markers. Neither the overall sample nor the samples coming from each of the countries analyzed were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. This is attributable to the Wahlund effect caused by a fragmentation of the bear populations. The genetic variability levels found were in general low...
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