Impacts of sampling location within a faeces on DNA quality in two carnivore species

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-114

  Stenglein, J L ^a   De Barba, M ^a   Ausband, D E ^b   Waits, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Faecal DNA sampling; Genotyping errors; Genotyping success; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; URSIDAE; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 73349135924     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02670.x     Document Type: Article

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