DNA sexing in Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) from feather samples

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 162-167

  Costantini, V ^a   Guaricci, A C ^a   Laricchiuta, P ^b   Rausa, F ^b   Lacalandra, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Zoosafari Fasano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Feather samples; Humboldt Penguin; PCR; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PENGUIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SPHENISCIDAE;

SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS HUMBOLDTI;

EID: 41549129294     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.12.013     Document Type: Article

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