Molecular insight into a wildlife crime: The case of a peafowl slaughter

Forensic Science International

Volumn 154, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 214-217

  Gupta, Sandeep Kumar ^a   Verma, Sunil Kumar ^a   Singh, Lalji ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; DNA based analysis; Wildlife offence

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FOWL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE;

EID: 25144500705     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.12.010     Document Type: Article

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