DNA degradation in avian faecal samples and feasibility of non-invasive genetic studies of threatened capercaillie populations

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 449-453

  Regnaut, Sébastien ^a   Lucas, Françoise S ^a,b   Fumagalli, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bird; DNA degradation; Faeces; Genotyping errors; Microsatellites; Non invasive sampling

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DEGRADATION; DNA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FECES;

AVES; TETRAO UROGALLUS;

EID: 33745017695     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9023-7     Document Type: Article

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