Optimizing the use of shed feathers for genetic analysis

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 561-567

  Hogan, Fiona E ^a,b   Cooke, Raylene ^a   Burridge, Christopher P ^a,d   Norman, Janette A ^b,c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

DNA quality; Microsatellite genotyping; Mitochondrial DNA; Noninvasive sampling; Sexing; Shed feather

Indexed keywords

AVES; NINOX STRENUA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 43949089460     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.02044.x     Document Type: Article

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