Molecular identification of two threatened pigeon species (Columbidae) using faecal samples

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 820-823

  Marrero, Patricia ^a   Cabrera, Vicente M ^b   Padilla, David P ^a   Nogales, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Columba bollii; Columba junoniae; DNA extraction; RFLP analysis; Sympatric species

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; BIRD; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; RANGE SIZE; SYMPATRY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

COLUMBA; COLUMBA BOLLII; COLUMBA JUNONIAE; COLUMBIDAE; COLUMBIFORMES;

EID: 52649162321     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00849.x     Document Type: Article

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