Comparative mitochondrial and nuclear quantitative PCR of historical marine mammal tissue, bone, baleen, and tooth samples: Technical article

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 404-411

  Morin, Phillip A ^a   Hedrick, N M ^a   Robertson, K M ^a   Leduc, C A ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Cetacea; DNA quantification; Quantitative PCR; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 34248172939     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01699.x     Document Type: Article

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