Forensic DNA confirms intraguild killing of a chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii) by a feral cat (Felis catus)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1099-1101

  Glen, A S ^a,b   Berry, O ^b,c   Sutherland, D R ^a,b   Garretson, S ^a,b   Robinson, T ^a,b   de Tores, P J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Melt curve analysis; Predator identification

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DECOMPOSITION; DNA; FELID; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INTRAGUILD PREDATION;

ANIMALIA; DASYURUS GEOFFROII; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 77952878725     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9888-y     Document Type: Article

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