DNA barcoding of Brazilian sea turtles (Testudines)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 608-612

  Vargas, Sarah M ^a   Araújo, Flávia C F ^a   Santos, Fabricio R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Barcodes; Cytochrome Oxidase c subunit I (COI); Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; DNA BARCODING; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; HAPLOTYPE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEASHORE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 69949108855     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572009005000050     Document Type: Article

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