Genetic diversity in different populations of sloths assessed by DNA fingerprinting;Diversidade genética em diferentes popuiações de preguiças estimada por intermédio da técnica de DNA fingerprinting

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 503-508

  Moraes, N ^a   Morgante, J S ^a   Miyaki, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bradypus; DNA fingerprinting, genetic variability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; SLOTH;

ANIMALS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; SLOTHS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036706871     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842002000300015     Document Type: Article

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