Characterization of target nuclear DNA from faeces reduces technical issues associated with the assumptions of low-quality and quantity template

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 577-586

  Ball, Mark C ^a   Pither, Richard ^b   Manseau, Micheline ^b   Clark, Jeff ^c   Petersen, Stephen D ^a   Kingston, Steve ^d   Morrill, Natasha ^d   Wilson, Paul ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d Ontario Parks   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA quantification; Non invasive; Population genetics; Swift fox; Woodland caribou

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEER; DNA; FECES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; VULPES VELOX;

EID: 34247645921     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9193-y     Document Type: Article

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