Conservation genetics of the Chinese cobra (Naja atra) investigated with mitochondrial dna sequences

Zoological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 888-893

  Lin, Long Hui ^a,b   Zhao, Qun ^a   Ji, Xiang ^a,b  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Elapidae; Management unit; Mitochondrial DNA; Naja atra

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; COBRA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CYTOCHROMES B; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; NADH DEHYDROGENASE;

ELAPIDAE; NAJA ATRA;

EID: 56649097517     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.25.888     Document Type: Article

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