PCR-based Y chromosome marker for discriminating between golden jackal (Canis aureus) and domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) paternal ancestry

Conservation Genetics Resources

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 275-277

  Galov, Ana ^a   Sindičić, Magda ^a   Gomerčić, Tomislav ^a   Arbanasić, Haidi ^a   Baburić, Matea ^a   Bošković, Ivica ^b   Florijančić, Tihomir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Canis aureus; Canis lupus familiaris; Hybridization; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900832733     PISSN: 18777252     EISSN: 18777260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-013-0110-7     Document Type: Article

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