Evaluating a potential source of founders for ex situ conservation efforts: genetic differentiation between disjunct populations of the Endangered red siskin Spinus cucullatus
Captive breeding and reintroduction can be effective conservation tools, but the origin of founders for such programs is key for success. The red siskin Spinus cucullatus, a bird from northern South America, is Critically Endangered in Venezuela due to decades of trapping for the illegal wildlife tr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Inter-Research
2018-08-01
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Series: | Endangered Species Research |
Online Access: | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v36/p183-196/ |