Mitochondrial DNA control region as a tool for species identification and distinction between wolves and dogs from Croatia;Upotreba kontrolne regije mitohondrijske DNA za identifikaciju vrsta i razlikovanje vuka i psa iz hrvatske

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-258

  Sindičić, Magda ^a   Gomerčić, Tomislav ^a   Galov, Ana ^b   Arbanasić, Haidi ^b   Kusak, Josip ^a   Slavica, Alen ^a   Huber, Duro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Canis lupus familiaris; Control region; Dog; Mitochondrial DNA; Wolf

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 79955685707     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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