Inbreeding depression in captive bighorn sheep

Animal Conservation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 319-324

  Kalinowski, S T ^a   Hedrick, P W ^b  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 0012677442     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943001001378     Document Type: Article

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