| Abstract: | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is responsible for recovery of endangered species in the wild and, when necessary, maintenance in captivity. These programs provide an immediate measure of insurance against extinction. A prerequisite inherent in all of these programs is the preservation of enough genetic diversity to maintain a viable population and to maintain the capacity of the population to respond to change. Measures of genetic diversity examine polymorphic genes that are not influenced by selection pressures. Examples of these techniques and those used to determine relatedness are discussed. Studies of genetic diversity, electrophoresis of blood proteins, relatedness, blood typing, and restriction fragment length polymorphisms which are being used by the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center are discussed in detail. |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 5210618 |
| Citation Author: | Gee, G.F.; Dessauer, H.C.; Longmire, J.; Briles, W.E.; Simon, R.C. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Editor: | Wood, Don A. (editor) |
| Citation End Page: | 230 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Proceedings of the 1988 North American Crane Workshop |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 305 |
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| Citation Publisher: | Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. |
| Citation Series: | Nongame Wildlife Program Technical Report |
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| Citation Series Number: | 12 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | The study of relatedness and genetic diversity in cranes; 1992; Book chapter; 12; Proceedings of the 1988 North American Crane Workshop; Gee, G.F.; Dessauer, H.C.; Longmire, J.; Briles, W.E.; Simon, R.C. |
| Citation Start Page: | 225 |
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| Citation Year: | 1992 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | The study of relatedness and genetic diversity in cranes; 1992; Book chapter; 12; Proceedings of the 1988 North American Crane Workshop; Gee, G.F.; Dessauer, H.C.; Longmire, J.; Briles, W.E.; Simon, R.C. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:23 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. |
