The power of resolution of microsatellite markers and assignment tests to determine the geographic origin of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Southern Africa

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 457-462

  Kotze, Antoinette ^a,b   Ehlers, Karen ^a   Cilliers, D C ^c   Grobler, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b National Zoological Gardens of South Africa   (South Africa)

^c De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Assignment test; Bayesian; Cheetah; Illegal trade; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FELID; GENETIC MARKER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; TESTING METHOD;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS;

EID: 53949122265     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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