Article
Landscape features influence gene flow as measured by cost-distance and genetic analyses: a case study for giant pandas in the Daxiangling and Xiaoxiangling Mountains.
BMC genetics - 23 Jul 2010
Zhu Lifeng, Zhan Xiangjiang, Meng Tao, Zhang Shanning, Wei Fuwen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gene flow maintains genetic diversity within a species and is influenced by individual behavior and the geographical features of the species' habitat. Here, we have characterized the geographical distribution of genetic patterns in giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) living in four isolated patches of the Xiaoxiangling and Daxiangling Mountains. Three geographic distance definitions were used with...
Topics
- Animals
- China
- Ecosystem
- Environment
- Female
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
- Male
- Sequence Analysis, DNA