An evaluation of genetic analyses, skull morphology and visual appearance for assessing dingo purity: Implications for dingo conservation

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 812-820

  Elledge, Amanda E ^a   Allen, Lee R ^b   Carlsson, Britt Louise ^c   Wilton, Alan N ^c   Leung, Luke K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; MORPHOLOGY; SKULL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO;

EID: 58149123802     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07056     Document Type: Article

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