An improved PCR method for gender identification of eagles

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 184-188

  Chang, Hsueh Wei ^a   Chou, Ta Ching ^b   Gu, De Leung ^a   Cheng, Chun An ^a   Chang, Chia Che ^c   Yao, Cheng Te ^d,e   Chuang, Li Yeh ^f   Wen, Cheng Hao ^a   Chou, Yii Cheng ^g   Tan, Kock Yee ^a   Cheng, Chien Chung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CHD gene; Eagles; Falconiformes; Gender identification; Gender specific primers; Spilornis cheela hoya

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HELICASE;

ARTICLE; EAGLE; GENDER IDENTITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; EAGLES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACCIPITRIDAE; FALCONIFORMES; SPILORNIS CHEELA;

EID: 43049145790     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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