Mitochondrial DNA comparisons between the African wild cat, European wild cat and the domestic cat

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-72

  Essop, M Faadiel ^a,d   Mda, Nomusa ^b   Flamand, Jaques ^c   Harley, Eric H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Felis catus; Felis lybica; Felis silvestris; Mitochondrial DNA; Restriction site mapping; Sequence divergence

Indexed keywords

CATUS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS;

EID: 0039283874     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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