Inheritance of wing feather development rate in guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)

British Poultry Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 245-248

  Pal, S K ^a   Singh, H ^a  

^a CENTRAL AVIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIFORMES; MELEAGRIS; NUMIDA MELEAGRIS;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEATHER; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; POULTRY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEATHERS; FEMALE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; POULTRY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WING;

EID: 0031178205     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669708417980     Document Type: Article

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