A rapid genetic method for sex assignment in non-human primates

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1053-1058

  Di Fiore, Anthony ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CONSORTIUM IN EVOLUTIONARY PRIMATOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amelogenin; Molecular ecology; Non invasive sample; PCR based sex typing; SRY

Indexed keywords

GENETICS; PRIMATE;

PRIMATES;

EID: 33344465454     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9086-5     Document Type: Article

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