Barcoding bushmeat: Molecular identification of Central African and South American harvested vertebrates

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1389-1404

  Eaton, Mitchell J ^a,d   Meyers, Greta L ^b   Kolokotronis, Sergios Orestis ^c   Leslie, Matthew S ^c   Martin, Andrew P ^a   Amato, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^d PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barcode of life; Caiman; Crocodiles; Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COX1); Hunting; Maximum likelihood phylogeny; Molecular forensics; Primates; Ungulates; Wildlife monitoring

Indexed keywords

BUSHMEAT; CROCODILIAN; CYTOCHROME; DATABASE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUNTING; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POACHING; POLYMORPHISM; PRIMATE; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE; BOVIDAE; CAIMAN; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; REPTILIA; SUIDAE; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77953912978     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9967-0     Document Type: Article

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