Assessing losses of genetic variability in the endangered Mallorquí horse

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 456-462

  Alvarez I ^b   Royo, L J ^b   Perez Pardal L ^b   Fernandez I ^b   Payeras, L ^a   Goyache, F ^b  

^a AECABMA   (Spain)

^b Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allelic richness; Conservation; Gene diversity; Genealogies; Mc1r; Selective decisions

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78649243985     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1700-cjas     Document Type: Article

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