Endangered Greater One-horned Rhinoceros Carry High Levels of Genetic Variation
Endangered Greater One-horned Rhinoceros Carry High Levels of Genetic Variation
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Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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The population of Rhinoceros unicornis in the Chitwan Valley, Nepal, was reduced to an estimated effective population size (Ne) of 21-28 individuals (60-80 total animals) in 1962. Protein electrophoresis shows that heterozygosity remains very high in this population (H0 = 9.9%) despite its near extinction. We attribute this high heterozygosity to l...
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Endangered Greater One-horned Rhinoceros Carry High Levels of Genetic Variation
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_15837214
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_15837214
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0888-8892
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1523-1739
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10.1111/j.1523-1739.1990.tb00316.x
