Effect of sample age and season of collection on the reliability of microsatellite genotyping of faecal DNA

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 485-493

  Piggott, Maxine P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECES; GENOTYPE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MONITORING; SAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; EUTHERIA; METATHERIA; PENICILLATA; PETROGALE; PETROGALE PENICILLATA; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 12344273144     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR03096     Document Type: Article

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