Genetic endangerment of wild Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus?

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-394

  Peterson, A Townsend ^a   Brisbin Jr , I Lehr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION STATUS; DOMESTIC SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; INTROGRESSION;

ASIA;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0032461925     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270900002148     Document Type: Article

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