Empirical assessment of non-invasive population genetics in bats: Comparison of DNA quality from faecal and tissue samples

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-52

  Boston, Emma S M ^a   Puechmaille, Sébastien J ^a,b   Scott, David D ^c   Buckley, Daniel J ^a   Lundy, Mathieu G ^c   Montgomery, Ian W ^c   Prodöhl, Paulo A ^c   Teeling, Emma C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faeces; M. natterreri; Myotis mystacinus; Non invasive genetics; Tissues

Indexed keywords

BAT; DNA; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FECES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS;

MYOTIS MYSTACINUS; MYOTIS NATTERERI;

EID: 84865726677     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811012X654259     Document Type: Article

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