Rapid multiplex PCR based species identification of wild tigers using non-invasive samples

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1465-1470

  Mukherjee, Nibedita ^a,b   Mondol, Samrat ^a   Andheria, Anish ^b   Ramakrishnan, Uma ^a,b  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society India   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Degraded DNA; Fecal samples; Molecular species identification

Indexed keywords

DNA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; FELID; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 36148964033     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9289-z     Document Type: Article

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