Molecular method for determining sex of walruses

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1808-1812

  Fischbach, Anthony S ^a   Jay, Chadwick V ^a   Jackson, James V ^a,c   Andersen, Liselotte W ^b   Sage, George K ^a   Talbot, Sandra L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Environmental Research Institute   (Denmark)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular sexing; Odobenus rosmarus; Polymerase chain reaction; Validation; Walrus; ZFX; ZFY; Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; ELECTROKINESIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PINNIPED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION;

MAMMALIA; ODOBENIDAE; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS ROSMARUS;

EID: 56649110995     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-413     Document Type: Article

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