| consequences for conservation: population density and genetic effects on reproduction of an endangered lagomorph. | understanding reproduction and mating systems is important for managers tasked with conserving vulnerable species. genetic tools allow biologists to investigate reproduction and mating systems with high resolution and are particularly useful for species that are otherwise difficult to study in their natural environments. we conducted parentage analyses using 19 nuclear dna microsatellite loci to assess the influence of population density, genetic diversity, and ancestry on reproduction, and to e ... | 2016 | 27411250 |
| a pathogenic new species of eimeria from the pygmy rabbit, brachylagus idahoensis, in washington and oregon, with description of the sporulated oocyst and intestinal endogenous stages. | in january 2003, fecal samples from 13 live pygmy rabbits, brachylagus idahoensis (merriam, 1891), were collected at the oregon zoo in portland, oregon, and sent to the university of new mexico (unm), albuquerque, new mexico, to be examined for coccidia. in july 2004, 14 more fecal samples were collected and sent to unm, 6 from some of the same rabbits and 8 from 16 other rabbits (4 were pooled samples from siblings). in addition, tissue sections from 3 dead rabbits (2 from the oregon zoo, 1 fro ... | 2005 | 16108556 |