Is a large-scale DNA-based inventory of ancient life possible?

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-284

  Lambert, David M ^a   Baker, A ^b,c   Huynen, L ^a   Haddrath, O ^b,c   Hebert, P D N ^d   Millar, C D ^e  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACCURACY; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; MOA; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATITE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEW ZEALAND; PALAEOGNATHAE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PALAEOGNATHAE;

EID: 15944416764     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esi035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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