A PCR assay for gender assignment in dugong (Dugong dugon) and West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 669-670

  Mchale, M ^a   Broderick, D ^a   Ovenden, J R ^a   Lanyon, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dugong; Manatee; Molecular sexing; SRY; ZFX; ZFY

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DUGONG DUGON; MAMMALIA; SIRENIA; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 43949118422     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.02041.x     Document Type: Article

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