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Does restocking with Japanese quail or hybrids affect native populations of common quail Coturnix coturnix?

Manel Puigcerver, Auteur ; Dolors Vinyoles, Auteur ; José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (136(4) MAY 2007)

Natural populations of the common quail Coturnix coturnix may hybridize in the wild with non-native individuals (Japanese quail Coturnix japonica or hybrids) as a result of restocking for hunting purposes. Several laboratory studies suggest that[...]

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