Microsatellite variability reveals high genetic diversity and low genetic differentiation in a critical giant panda population

Understanding present patterns of genetic diversity is critical in order to design effective conservation and management strategies for endangered species. Tangjiahe Nature Reserve (NR) is one of the most important national reserves for giant pandas Ailuropoda melanoleuca in China. Previous studies...

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Main Author: Jiandong YANG, Zhihe ZHANG, Fujun SHEN, Xuyu YANG, Liang ZHANG, Limin CHEN, Wenping ZHANG, Qing ZHU, Rong HOU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2011-12-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11948