The tip of the tail: Molecular identification of seahorses for sale in apothecary shops and curio stores in California

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-71

  Sanders, Jon G ^a   Cribbs, Jennifer E ^a   Fienberg, Harris G ^a   Hulburd, Greg C ^a   Katz, Laure S ^a   Palumbi, Stephen R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Hippocampus ingens; Molecular forensics; Phylogeography; Seahorses

Indexed keywords

CITES; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; TELEOST; TRADE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES;

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS BARBOURI; HIPPOCAMPUS HISTRIX; HIPPOCAMPUS INGENS;

EID: 38049093870     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9308-0     Document Type: Article

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