Assessing the taxonomic status of dingoes Canis familiaris dingo for conservation

Mammal Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 142-156

  Elledge, Amanda E ^a   Leung, Luke K P ^a   Allen, Lee R ^b   Firestone, Karen ^c,d   Wilton, Alan N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Robert Wicks Pest Animal Research Centre   (Australia)

^c Australasian Conservation Genetics Centre   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canid; Feral; Hybrid; Hybridization; Management; Pre European

Indexed keywords

CANID; DNA; HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO;

EID: 33750693970     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2006.00086.x     Document Type: Review

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