Cloacal and buccal swabs are a reliable source of DNA for microsatellite genotyping of reptiles

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1001-1003

  Miller, Hilary C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Microsatellite DNA genotyping; Non invasive sampling; Sphenodon; Tuatara

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DNA; GENOTYPE; REPTILE;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; SPHENODON; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS;

EID: 33750965017     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9120-2     Document Type: Article

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