New and improved molecular sexing methods for museum bird specimens

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 519-528

  Bantock, Tristan M ^a,b   Prys Jones, Robert P ^b   Lee, Patricia L M ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; ATP5A1; CHD1; Emberiza miliaria; Gallinula chloropus; Molecular sexing

Indexed keywords

AVES; EMBERIZA; GALLINULA CHLOROPUS; MILIARIA (BIRD); NEOGNATHAE; PASSERIFORMES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 43949084040     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01999.x     Document Type: Article

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