Hemoglobin polymorphism and morphometrical correlates in the west african dwarf sheep of Nigeria;Polimorfismo de la hemoglobina y correlaciones morfométricas en la oveja enana del oeste áfricano en Nigeria

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 205-208

  Akinyemi, M O ^a   Salako, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin alleles; Metric traits; Polymorphism; West african dwarf

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954195491     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022010000100029     Document Type: Article

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