A PCR-based marker to simply identify Saimiri sciureus and S. boliviensis boliviensis

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1177-1180

  Osterholz, Martin ^a   Vermeer, Jan ^b   Walter, Lutz ^a   Roos, Christian ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b La Vallée des Singes ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Alu; DNA; Identification; PCR; Saimiri

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

DNA; ELECTROKINESIS; GEL; HYBRID ZONE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMATE; ZOO;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ALU SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALU ELEMENTS; ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENETIC MARKERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAIMIRI; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CEBIDAE; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI BOLIVIENSIS; SAIMIRI BOLIVIENSIS BOLIVIENSIS; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS;

EID: 57349163533     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20606     Document Type: Article

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