Genotyping herbivore feces facilitating their further analyses

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 692-697

  Huber, Susanne ^a   Bruns, Ute ^a   Arnold, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; European hare; Fecal DNA; Lepus europaeus; Microsatellites; Non invasive genotyping; Red deer

Indexed keywords

DNA; FECES; GENOTYPE; HERBIVORE; SEX DETERMINATION;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0142153965     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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