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    Genetic diversity of the great bustard in Iberia and Morocco: risks from current population fragmentation

    We studied the genetic diversity of great bustards (Otis tarda) in Iberia and Morocco, the main stronghold of this globally endangered species. Samples were collected from 327 individuals covering most of the dis...

    Juan C. Alonso, Carlos A. Martín, Javier A. Alonso, Carlos Palacín in Conservation Genetics (2009)

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    Genetic variation across the current range of the Asian houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii)

    The houbara bustard (Chlamydotisundulata), the main quarry for Arab falconry,is currently threatened by excessive huntingand poaching as well as by habitat loss andfragmentation. We have investigated the geneticd...

    Christian Pitra, Marie-Ann D'Aloia, Dietmar Lieckfeldt in Conservation Genetics (2004)

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    Molecular Characterization of STAT5A- and STAT5B-Encoding Genes Reveals Extended Intragenic Sequence Homogeneity in Cattle and Mouse and Different Degrees of Divergent Evolution of Various Domains

    The STAT transcription factors form a family of signal transducers and activators of transcription. We sequenced the bovine STAT5B cDNA and both STAT5-encoding genes, STAT5A and STAT5B, representing the first...

    Hans-Martin Seyfert, Christian Pitra, Lutz Meyer in Journal of Molecular Evolution (2000)