Feasibility of non-invasive molecular method for sexing of parrots

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 715-720

  Bosnjak, Jasna ^a   Stevanov Pavlovic, Marija ^a   Vucicevic, Milos ^a   Stevanovic, Jevrosima ^a   Simeunovic, Predrag ^a   Resanovic, Radmila ^a   Stanimirovic, Zoran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

2550F 2718R; CHD gene; Conservation; Molecular sexing; Psittaciformes

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NATIVE SPECIES; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84880256634     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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