Simultaneous use of the X- and Y-chromosome genes SMCX, SMCY, and DBY for sex determination in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 218-224

  Tringali, Michael D ^a   Davis, Michelle C ^a   Rodriguez Lopez, Marta A ^a   Bolen, Ellen E ^b   Sullivan, Jamie G ^a   Haubold, Elsa M ^a  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION; SEX DETERMINATION; SIRENIAN;

TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 39049122123     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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