Molecular techniques to identify freshwater eels: RFLP analyses of PCR-amplified DNA fragments and allele-specific PCR from mitochondrial DNA

Zoological Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 421-430

  Lin, Yeong Shin ^a,b   Poh, Yu Ping ^b   Lin, Si Min ^b,c   Tzeng, Chyng Shyan ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anguilla; Elver; Identification; PCR; RFLP

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 10844264620     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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