Molecular forensics in the precious Mediterranean red coral, Corallium rubrum: Testing DNA extraction and microsatellite genotyping using dried colonies

Conservation Genetics Resources

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 327-330

  Ledoux, Jean Baptiste ^a,b,c   Aurelle, Didier ^c   Féral, Jean Pierre ^c   Garrabou, Joaquim ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Corallium rubrum; Degraded DNA; DNA extraction; Dried tissues; Genotyping; Microsatellites; Poaching

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 84876858517     PISSN: 18777252     EISSN: 18777260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-012-9795-2     Document Type: Article

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