Museum fish specimens and molecular taxonomy: A comparative study on DNA extraction protocols and preservation techniques

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-166

  Chakraborty, A ^a   Sakai, M ^b   Iwatsuki, Y ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; RNA; TAXONOMY;

LEPTURACANTHUS; TRICHIURIDAE; TRICHIURUS;

EID: 33745955199     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2006.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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