A reliable, non-invasive PCR method for giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) sex identification

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 739-741

  Xu, Xiao ^a   Lin, Ling ^a   Zhang, Zhihe ^b   Shen, Fujun ^b   Zhang, Liang ^b   Yue, Bisong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU RESEARCH BASE OF GIANT PANDA BREEDING   (China)

Author keywords

Amelogenin gene; Giant panda; Non invasive technique; Sex identification; Ursidae

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BEAR; GENE; INVASIVE SPECIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; URSIDAE;

EID: 42549116631     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9376-1     Document Type: Article

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