DNA test to sex the lesser rhea (Rhea pennata pennata)

British Poultry Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 375-377

  Rossi Fraire, H J ^a,b   Martella, M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHEA; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALS; DNA; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHEIFORMES; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS);

PALAEOGNATHAE; PTEROCNEMIA PENNATA;

EID: 33745630969     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660600753805     Document Type: Article

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