Biology of twinning and origin of an unusually high twinning rate in an insular mouflon population

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 147-153

  Bousses P ^a   Reale D ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Kerguelen; Mouflon; Ovis ammon musimon; Reproduction; Twins

Indexed keywords

FOUNDER EFFECT; ISOLATED POPULATION; POPULATION BIOLOGY; TWINNING;

INDIAN OCEAN, KERGUELEN ISLANDS, ILE HAUTE;

OVIS AMMON; OVIS AMMON MUSIMON;

EID: 0031832142     PISSN: 00443468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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