Current status of the Sardinian partridge (Alectoris barbara) assessed by molecular markers

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-42

  Scandura, Massimo ^a   Iacolina, Laura ^a   Apollonio, Marco ^a   Dessì Fulgheri, Francesco ^b   Baratti, Mariella ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barbary partridge; Genetic variability; Introgressive hybridization; Microsatellites; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

ALECTORIS; ALECTORIS BARBARA; ALECTORIS GRAECA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 75849125924     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0286-z     Document Type: Article

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