Spatial variation in goat populations from Benin as revealed by multivariate analysis of morphological traits

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 150-159

  Dossa, Luc Hippolyte ^a   Wollny, Clemens ^a   Gauly, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benin; Discriminant analysis; Ecotypes; Goat populations; Morphological variation

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 34548456907     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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