Article
The history of Old World camelids in the light of molecular genetics.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Jun 2016
Burger Pamela Anna
Abstract excerpt
Old World camels have come into the focus as sustainable livestock species, unique in their morphological and physiological characteristics and capable of providing vital products even under extreme environmental conditions. The evolutionary history of dromedary and Bactrian camels traces back to the middle Eocene (around 40 million years ago, mya), when the ancestors of Camelus emerged on the North American...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Camelus
- Genetic Speciation
- Genetic Variation
- Genome