Forensic DNA analysis for animal protection and biodiversity conservation: A review

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 195-205

  Iyengar, Arati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA barcoding; DNA profiling; Non human DNA; Wildlife forensics

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NATURE CONSERVATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84898822986     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2013.12.001     Document Type: Review

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