Inbreeding and density-dependent population growth in a small, isolated lion population
Abstract In South Africa, more than 30 small, enclosed game reserves have reintroduced lions over the last two decades, which now house more than 500 individuals. There is a high risk of inbreeding in these fragmented, fenced and isolated populations, which may be compounded by a lack of management...
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Language: | en |
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The Zoological Society of London
2010
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Online Access: | http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001446 |