Micro-CT X-rays do not fragment DNA in preserved bird skins

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-250

  Paredes, Ursula M ^a   Prys Jones, Robert ^b   Adams, Mark ^b   Groombridge, Jim ^c   Kundu, Samit ^c   Agapow, Paul Michael ^d   Abel, Richard L ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Micro CT; Museum skin DNA; PCR; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIRD; CELL ORGANELLE; DNA; FRAGMENTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECONSTRUCTION; TAXONOMY; X-RAY;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84863550032     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2012.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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