Identification of mustelid species: Otter (Lutra lutra), American mink (Mustela vison) and polecat (Mustela putorius), by analysis of DNA from faecal samples

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-181

  Hansen, M M ^a   Jacobsen, L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DNA; Faeces; Lutra lutra; Mustela putorius; Mustela vison

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; DNA ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIMER DNA;

CARNIVORE; DNA; FECAL PELLET; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

LUTRA LUTRA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0032993079     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999002058     Document Type: Article

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