Donkey Domestication

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-95

  Kimura, Birgitta ^a   Marshall, Fiona ^b   Beja Pereira, Albano ^c   Mulligan, Connie ^d  

^a Biotechnology Program Perry Center for Emerging Technologies   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^d University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Donkey domestication; Nubian wild ass; Somali wild ass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875053787     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10437-012-9126-8     Document Type: Review

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