Combining species-specific COI primers with environmental DNA analysis for targeted detection of rare freshwater species

Conservation Genetics Resources

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 971-975

  Bronnenhuber, Jennifer E ^a   Wilson, Chris C ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

COI; Environmental DNA; Species detection; Species specific primers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892874708     PISSN: 18777252     EISSN: 18777260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-013-9946-0     Document Type: Article

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