DNA-based approach to aging martens (Martes americana and M. caurina)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 500-510

  Pauli, Jonathan N ^a,d   Whiteman, John P ^a   Marcot, Bruce G ^b   McClean, Terry M ^c   Ben David, Merav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Nucleic Acid Exploration Facility   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

cementum annuli; mesocarnivore; Q PCR; senescence; telomeres

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE CLASS; AGE DETERMINATION; AGING POPULATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BODY SIZE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MUSTELID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SENESCENCE; TRAPPING;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MARTES AMERICANA;

EID: 79958856449     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-252.1     Document Type: Article

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