Genetic Characterization of Central and South American Populations of Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
Description:
The wild populations of the Scarlet Macaw subspecies native to southern Mexico and Central America, A. m. cyanoptera, have been drastically reduced over the last half century and are now a major concern to local governments and conservation groups. Programs to rebuild these local populations using captive bred specimens must be careful to reintroduce the native A. m. cyanoptera, as opposed to the South American nominate subspecies (A. m. macao) or hybrids of the two subspecies. Molecular marker…
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Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Kim, Tracy Ann
Partner:
UNT Libraries