Hybridizing Old and New World camelids: Camelus dromedarius x Lama guanicoe

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1420, 1999, Pages 649-656

  Skidmore, J A ^a   Billah, M ^a   Binns, M ^b   Short, R V ^c   Allen, W R ^d  

^a Camel Reproduction Centre Dubai   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Camel; Guanaco; Hybrid

Indexed keywords

HYBRIDIZATION; MAMMAL; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CAMEL; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; DIPLOIDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EMBRYO RESORPTION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PARENTHOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; LAMA GLAMA; LAMA GUANICOE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033531674     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0685     Document Type: Article

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