Isolation and amplification of shrew DNA from barn owl pellets

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-340

  Poulakakis, Nikos ^a   Lymberakis, Petros ^a   Paragamian, Kaloust ^b   Mylonas, Moysis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Micromammals; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; CROCIDURA; INSECTIVORA; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RATTUS; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA;

EID: 22044431873     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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