DNA sampling from eggshell swabbing is widely applicable in wild bird populations as demonstrated in 23 species

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 481-493

  Martín Gálvez, David ^a,b,c   Peralta Sánchez, Juan M ^b,c   Dawson, Deborah A ^a   Martín Platero, Antonio M ^c,d   Martínez Bueno, Manuel ^c,d   Burke, Terry ^a   Soler, Juan J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aves; DNA sampling; Egg surface; Eggshells; Maternal DNA; Noninvasive sampling

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; EGG SHELL; EVALUATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DNA; EGG SHELL; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

AVES; CORVIDAE;

EID: 79954515519     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02953.x     Document Type: Article

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