The quagga project: Progress over 20 years of selective breeding

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-163

  Harley, Eric H ^a   Knight, Michael H ^b,c   Lardner, Craig ^d   Wooding, Bernard ^e   Gregor, Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Far Horizons Wine Estate   (South Africa)

^e Elandsberg Farms   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Plains zebra; Quagga; Selective breeding

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; FELID; MAMMAL; MUSEUM; PHENOTYPE; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EQUUS BURCHELLII; EQUUS QUAGGA;

EID: 75649126930     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.039.0206     Document Type: Article

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