Are farm-reared quails for game restocking really common quails (Coturnix coturnix)?: a genetic approach.

The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) is a popular game species for which restocking with farm-reared individuals is a common practice. In some areas, the number of released quails greatly surpasses the number of wild breeding common quail. However, common quail are difficult to raise in captivity an...

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Main Authors: Ines Sanchez-Donoso, Carles Vilà, Manel Puigcerver, Dalius Butkauskas, José Ramón Caballero de la Calle, Pablo Antonio Morales-Rodríguez, José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3373495?pdf=render