Felid sex identification based on noninvasive genetic samples

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-61

  Pilgrim, K L ^a   Mckelvey, K S ^a   Riddle, A E ^b   Schwartz, M K ^a  

^a USFS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Felid; Hair samples; Lynx; Noninvasive; Scat; Sex identification

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; LYNX; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 14844353784     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00831.x     Document Type: Article

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