A truer measure of the market: The molecular ecology of fisheries and wildlife trade

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 3985-3998

  Baker, C Scott ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bushmeat; Bycatch; Capture recapture; CITES; DNA register; Genetic tracking; IUU exploitation; IWC; Molecular taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; REGISTER; REVIEW; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATABASES, GENETIC; FISHERIES; REGISTRIES;

CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 51649092480     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03867.x     Document Type: Review

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