Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758) - the common known bird? Part III. Common quail hybridization aspects
The common quail (Coturnix coturnix Linneaus, 1758) belongs to a genus with a small variety of species, inhabiting a huge area, which has given the opportunity to distinguish several subspecies. An important element for the common quail’s population diversity, which is relatively poorly studied,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
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Plovdiv University
2022-09-01
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| Series: | ZooNotes |
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| Online Access: | http://www.zoonotes.bio.uni-plovdiv.bg/ZooNotes_2022/ZooNotes_208_2022_Lukanov&Pavlova.pdf |
| Summary: | The common quail (Coturnix coturnix Linneaus, 1758) belongs to a genus with a
small variety of species, inhabiting a huge area, which has given the opportunity to
distinguish several subspecies. An important element for the common quail’s population
diversity, which is relatively poorly studied, is the possibility of inter-species hybridization
and intraspecies crossbreeding. The main scientific focus is in the direction of relationship
between common and Japanese quail. The analysis of possible other possibilities of
interaction between the different species of the genus Coturnix and the separate subspecies
gives serious grounds for a far broader consideration of the common quail hybridization
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| ISSN: | 1313-9916 |