Fecal DNA analysis for identifying species and sex of sympatric carnivores: A noninvasive method for conservation on the Tsushima Islands, Japan

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 688-697

  Kurose, N ^a   Masuda, R ^a   Tatara, M ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japan Ministry of the Environment   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; FELIDAE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; JAPAN; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; CATS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FECES; FELIS; GENES, SRY; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; JAPAN; MUSCLES; MUSTELIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS);

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; MARTES MELAMPUS; MUSTELA SIBIRICA; PRIONAILURUS BENGALENSIS;

EID: 27944467203     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esi124     Document Type: Article

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