An evaluation of the PCR-RFLP technique to aid molecular-based monitoring of felids and canids in India

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Mukherjee, Shomita ^a   Cn, Ashalakshmi ^a   Home, Chandrima ^a   Ramakrishnan, Uma ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; FELIDAE;

EID: 77954152341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-159     Document Type: Article

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