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Inbreeding and loss of genetic variation in a reintroduced population of Mauritius Kestrel.
Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology - 1 Apr 2008
Ewing Steven R, Nager Ruedi G, Nicoll Malcolm A C, Aumjaud Aurelien, Jones Carl G, Keller Lukas F
Abstract excerpt
Many populations have recovered from severe bottlenecks either naturally or through intensive conservation management. In the past, however, few conservation programs have monitored the genetic health of recovering populations. We conducted a conservation genetic assessment of a small, reintroduced population of Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) to determine whether genetic deterioration has occurred since its...
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