THE CONSEQUENCES OF DEMOGRAPHIC REDUCTION AND GENETIC DEPLETION IN THE ENDANGERED FLORIDA PANTHER

被引:279
作者
ROELKE, ME
MARTENSON, JS
OBRIEN, SJ
机构
[1] FLORIDA GAME & FRESHWATER FISH COMMISS,WILDLIFE RES LAB,GAINESVILLE,FL 32601
[2] NCI,VIRAL CARCINOGENESIS LAB,FREDERICK,MD 21702
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D O I
10.1016/0960-9822(93)90197-V
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The Florida panther has recently suffered severe range and demographic contraction, leaving a remarkably low level of genetic diversity. This exerts a severe fitness cost, manifested by spermatozoal defects, cryptorchidism, cardiac abnormalities and infectious diseases that threaten the survival of the subspecies. © 1993.
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页数:11
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