Shark jaws and teeth: An unexploited resource for population genetic studies

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 450-455

  Ahonen, H ^a   Stow, A J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archived tissue samples; DNA extraction; Historical samples; Marine fish; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 48349124475     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01896.x     Document Type: Article

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