Review of using Rhodamine B as a marker for wildlife studies

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 318-329

  Fisher, Penny ^a  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baitmarker; Biomarker; Dye; Marker; Rhodamine B

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032831447     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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