Highly sensitive detection of invasive shore crab (Carcinus maenas and Carcinus aestuarii) larvae in mixed plankton samples using polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphisms (PCR-RFLP)

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-152

  Darling, John A ^a   Tepolt, Carolyn K ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA identification; Invasive species; Marine invasions; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751640426     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2008.3.2.4     Document Type: Article

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