An effective method for isolating DNA from historical specimens of baleen

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 677-681

  Rosenbaum, H C ^a,b   Egan, M G ^a,c   Clapham, P J ^d,e   Brownell Jr , R L ^d   Desalle, R ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Cetacea; Control region; Eubalaena glacialis; Historical population genetics; Mitochondrial DNA; Museum specimens

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS;

EID: 0031194443     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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