Researcher And Author
Currently Browsing: Wild Camelids
May 19th, 2009
Mitochondrial phylogeography and demographic history of the Vicuña: implications for conservation
Nature Publishing Group. 2007.
JC Mar?ín, CS Casey, M Kadwell, K Yaya, D Hoces, J Olazabal, R Rosadio, J Rodriguez.
The vicunña (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 demographic history… Read more
May 19th, 2009
Historia Natural de la Vicuña
Investigación, Conservación Y Manejo De Vicuñas - B. Vilá Ed. - Proyecto MACS.
Los ancestros de la familia Camelidae se originaron en los grandes llanos de América del
Norte durante el Eoceno hace 40 a 45 millones de años (MA), y es allí donde ocurrió la división entre las tribus Lamini y Camelini, correspondientes a los camélidos del nuevo y el
viejo mundo respectivamente, hace 11 MA… Read...
May 19th, 2009
Diversidad Genética y Manejo de Poblaciones de Vicuñas en el Perú
Rev de Inv Vet Perú 2001
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May 19th, 2009
Genetic Diversity and Management Implications For Vicuña Populations In Peru
The scientific aims of this Darwin Initiative-funded project were to use molecular genetic markers (specifically microsatellites) to: (1)elucidate the recent evolutionary history of Peruvian vicuña populations; (2)evaluate the genetic diversity and its partitioning in those populations; (3)identify demographically independent management… Read more
May 19th, 2009
Community Participation, Sustainable Use, and Vicuna Conservation in Peru
Mountain Research and Development 1997
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Jane Wheeler is Vice President for Research, CONOPA (Coordinadora de Investigaci ón y Desarrollo de Camélidos Sudamericanos), Lima, Perú. She holds degrees from American University, Cambridge University, and the University of Michigan, and completed postdoctoral studies at the University of Paris. For more than 30 years she has conducted broad based research on the South American camelids.