Evaluation and selection of microsatellite markers for an identification and parentage test of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 921-925

  Thitaram, Chatchote ^a,b   Thongtip, Nikorn ^c   Somgird, Chaleamchart ^a   Colenbrander, Ben ^b   Van Boxtel, Dick C J ^b   Van Steenbeek, Frank ^b   Lenstra, Johannes A ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Genetic diversity test; Identification; Microsatellite; Parentage test

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CAPTURE METHOD; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXPORT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POACHING; POPULATION DECLINE; TESTING METHOD; TOURISM; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA;

EID: 50049092336     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9406-z     Document Type: Article

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