Title:

Further studies on the population genetics of the blesbok Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi

Creator:

Bigalke, R. C. ; Hartl, G. B. ; Van Hensbergen, H. J. ; Vrahimis, S. ; Berry, M. P. S.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1995

Description:

For approximately 100 years blesbok - endemic to South Africa - have been extinct in the wild and confined to fenced game reserves or farms. Biochemical-genetic variation was studied in blesbok from five isolated populations using electrophoretic allozyme analysis. Body weights and liver mineral concentrations were also determined. Material was collected from three localities in the Orange Free State province: a large reserve (PRE, ca 10 000 ha, N=500-600, n = 23); a smaller reserve (KOP, ca 3 000 ha, N=150-200, n = 14) with animals derived from the same source; and a farm (MID, ca 4 000 ha, N=up to 700, n = 19). The other two localities were a farm in the northern Cape Province (BEN, ca 10 000 ha, N=200, n = 18) and another in the southern Cape Province (BRA, ca 150 ha, N=50-80, n = 27), both with the populations derived from small founder stocks.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

blesbok ; Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi ; electrophoresis ; genetic variability ; population genetics ; trace elements

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

40

Issue:

Suppl. 3

Start page:

157

End page:

164

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.95-53

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open