The Canarian Camel: A Traditional Dromedary Population
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The Canarian Camel: A Traditional Dromedary Population
The domestic camel (dromedary) is the most important livestock species in the Canary Islands and the most important autochthonous European camel population. After six centuries of a successful adaptation process to the particular environment of the Canary Islands, the abandonment of traditional agriculture has led this population to a major bottleneck. Along with a lack of foreign genetic inter...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diversity
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1424-2818
DOI: 10.3390/d2040561