Insect collections and DNA analyses: How to manage collections?

Museum Management and Curatorship

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-199

  Mandrioli, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA analysis; DNA extraction; Entomological museum collections; Museum collection management

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049092839     PISSN: 09647775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09647770802012375     Document Type: Article

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