A mitochondrial species identification assay for Australian blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus tilstoni, C. limbatus and C. amblyrhynchoides) using real-time PCR and high-resolution melt analysis

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 813-819

  Morgan, Jess A T ^a,b   Welch, David J ^c   Harry, Alistair V ^c   Street, Raewyn ^b   Broderick, Damien ^b   Ovenden, Jennifer R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian blacktip shark; Common blacktip shark; Graceful shark; Mitochondrial DNA ND4 region

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NADH DEHYDROGENASE SUBUNIT 4; PRIMER DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENETICS; INDONESIA; METHODOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHARK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; INDONESIA; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHARKS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

CARCHARHINUS AMBLYRHYNCHOIDES; CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CARCHARHINUS TILSTONI; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 80051701180     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03023.x     Document Type: Article

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