Molecular sexing of tucuxi dolphins (Sotalia guianensis and Sotalia fluviatilis) using samples from biopsy darting and decomposed carcasses

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1186-1188

  Cunha, Haydée A ^a,b   Solé Cava, Antonio M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Remote sampling; Sex determination; Sry; Zfx Zfy

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DOLPHIN; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SKIN BIOPSY; TISSUE SECTION; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

CETACEA; SOTALIA FLUVIATILIS; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 37649007400     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572007000600025     Document Type: Article

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