Sex-ration in wild and domestic birds;Sex-ratio chez les oiseaux sauvages et domestiques

Productions Animales

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 365-372

  Batellier, F ^a   Govoroun, M ^a   Brillard, J P ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS SP.; AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 17144420517     PISSN: 09900632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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