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| Nussberger, B.; Weber, D. | |
| The Reliability of Pelage Characters for the Diagnosis of the European Wildcat (_Felis silvestris silvestris_) | |
| 2007 Conference Proceeding | |
The reliability of the classification of wildcats according to phenotypic characteristics has been questioned. In order to clarify this question, we submitted pictures of 50 cats to five experts and asked them to classify the cats according to three categories: wildcats, domestic cats or undistinguishable. Biological specimens of all cats were also classified by means of mtDNA sequencing and for some of them a craniological diagnosis was available. Preliminary results indicate non negligible error rate by phenotypic classification. |
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