Improved noninvasive genotyping method: Application to brown bear (Ursus arctos) faeces

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 519-522

  Bellemain, E ^a,b,c   Taberlet, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Multiplex preamplification method; Noninvasive samples; Sex specific primer; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

TRANSPOSONS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 4344600645     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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