Browsing by Author "Bruford, Michael W."

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    • Mitochondrial phylogeography and demographic history of the Vicuna: implications for conservation 
      Marín, Juan C.; Casey, C. S.; Kadwell, M.; Yaya, K.; Hoces, D.; Olazabal, J.; Rosadio, R.; Rodríguez, J.; Spotorno Oyarzún, Ángel; Bruford, Michael W.; Wheeler, Jane C. (2007)
      The vicuna (Vicugna vicugna; Miller, 1924) is a conservation success story, having recovered from near extinction in the 1960s to current population levels estimated at 275 000. However, lack of information about its ...
    • Systematics, taxonomy and domestication of alpaca and llama: new chromosomal and molecular evidence 
      Marín, Juan C.; Zapata, Beatriz; González, Benito; Bonacic, Cristian; Wheeler, Jane C.; Casey, Ciara; Bruford, Michael W.; Palma, R. Eduardo; Poulin, Elie; Alliende Rodríguez, María Angélica; Spotorno Oyarzún, Ángel (2007)
      Four camelid species exist in South America: two wild, the guanaco (Lama guanicoe) and the vicuna (Victigna vicugna), and two domestic, the alpaca (Lama pacos) and the llama (Lama glama). However, the origin of the domestic ...