Article
Genetic structuring and recent demographic history of red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) inferred from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2011
Hu Yibo, Guo Yu, Qi Dunwu, Zhan Xiangjiang, Wu Hua, Bruford Michael W, Wei Fuwen
Abstract excerpt
Clarification of the genetic structure and population history of a species can shed light on the impacts of landscapes, historical climate change and contemporary human activities and thus enables evidence-based conservation decisions for endangered organisms. The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is an endangered species distributing at the edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and is currently subject to habitat loss,...
Topics
- Ailuridae
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Bayes Theorem
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Ecosystem
- Endangered Species
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
