Rapid species identification of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) from faecal pellet DNA

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 808-812

  Adams, Jennifer R ^a   Goldberg, Caren S ^a   Bosworth, William R ^b   Rachlow, Janet L ^a   Waits, Lisette P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachylagus idahoensis; Cytochrome b; Faecal pellet DNA; Fragment analysis; Lagomorphs; Pygmy rabbit

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAGOMORPH; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; FECES; IDAHO; LAGOMORPHA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONTANA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BRACHYLAGUS; BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS; LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 80051686357     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03020.x     Document Type: Article

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