An improved extraction method to increase DNA yield from molted feathers

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 762-766

  De Volo, Shelley Bayard ^a,b   Reynolds, Richard T ^b   Douglas, Marlos R ^a   Antolin, Michael F ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipiter gentilis; DNA extraction; DNA yield; Molted feathers; Noninvasive genetic sampling; Northern Goshawk

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITER GENTILIS;

EID: 66149161919     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.8586     Document Type: Article

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