Species identification of tarantulas using exuviae for international wildlife law enforcement

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 497-502

  Petersen, Stephen D ^a   Mason, Tom ^b   Akber, Sarah ^a   West, Rick ^c   White, Brad ^a   Wilson, Paul ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TORONTO ZOO   (Canada)

^c Trent University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachypelma; COI gene; Exuvia; Non invasive DNA sampling; Tarantula

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NATURE CONSERVATION; PHYLOGENY; SAMPLING; SPIDER;

BRACHYPELMA; TARANTULA; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 33847653348     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9173-2     Document Type: Article

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