A molecular diagnostic for identifying central African forest artiodactyls from faecal pellets

Animal Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-93

  Ntie, S ^a   Johnston, A R ^a   Mickala, P ^b   Bowkett, A E ^c,d,e   Jansen van Vuuren, B ^e   Colyn, M ^f   Telfer, P ^g,h   Maisels, F ^g,i   Hymas, O ^g   Rouyer, R L ^a   Wallace, R A ^a   LeBlanc, K ^a   van Vliet, N ^j   Sonet, G ^k   Verheyen, E ^k   Pires, D ^l   Wickings, E J ^h   Lahm, S A ^m,n   Anthony, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES DE MASUKU   (Gabon)

^c Paignton Zoo ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^g WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^h CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^j Centre for International Forestry Research   (Cameroon)

^k Royal Belgian Institute d Natural Sciences   (Belgium)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^m Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale   (Gabon)

ⁿ Ecology and Environment Inc   (United States)

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Author keywords

Artiodactyl; Barcoding; Central Africa; Control region; Cytochrome b; Duiker; RFLP; Species diagnostic

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; FECAL PELLET; HYBRIDIZATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM; UNGULATE;

CENTRAL AFRICA;

ARTIODACTYLA; CEPHALOPHUS; CEPHALOPHUS CALLIPYGUS; CEPHALOPHUS OGILBYI; CEPHALOPHUS WEYNSI; HYEMOSCHUS; NEOTRAGUS; TRAGELAPHUS;

EID: 75649099034     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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