Rethinking the basic conservation unit and associated protocol for augmentation of an "endangered" caribou population: An opinion

Use of the subspecies as the basic unit in the conservation of endangered caribou (Rangifer tarandus) would produce a “melting pot” end-product that would mask important genotypic, phenotypic, ecological, and behavioral variations found below the level of the subspecies. Therefore, we examined optio...

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Main Authors: Frank L. Miller, Samuel J. Barry, Wendy A. Calvert, Keri A. Zittlau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2007-04-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/314