Sex identification of northern ungulates using low quality and quantity DNA

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1189-1193

  Brinkman, Todd J ^a   Hundertmark, Kris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amelogenin gene; KY1 KY2 primers; Northern; Sex identification; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; DEER; DNA; ELECTROKINESIS; GENETIC MARKER; GOAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; UNGULATE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS SITKENSIS; OREAMNOS; OREAMNOS AMERICANUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 67649316334     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-008-9747-2     Document Type: Article

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