Identifying sharks with DNA barcodes: Assessing the utility of a nucleotide diagnostic approach

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 243-256

  Wong, Eugene H K ^a   Shivji, Mahmood S ^b   Hanner, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA barcoding; Sharks; Single nucleotide diagnostics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 65349170124     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02653.x     Document Type: Article

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