Managing Genetic Diversity and Extinction Risk for a Rare Plains Bison (Bison bison bison) Population.
Unfenced plains bison are rare and only occur in a small number of locations throughout Canada and the United States. We examined management guidelines for maintenance of genetic health and population persistence for a small and isolated population of plains bison that occupy the interface between a...
| Publicado en: | Environmental Management Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 553 - 564 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Nov2019
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