The genetic identity of the earliest human-made hybrid animals, the kungas of Syro-Mesopotamia

@article{Bennett2022TheGI,
  title={The genetic identity of the earliest human-made hybrid animals, the kungas of Syro-Mesopotamia},
  author={Emerson Bennett and Jill Weber and Wejden Bendhafer and Sophie Champlot and Joris Peters and G Schwartz and Thierry Grange and Eva-Maria Geigl},
  journal={Science Advances},
  year={2022},
  volume={8}
}
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