The selection of a standard STR panel for DNA profiling of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Kenya

Conservation Genetics Resources

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 305-307

  Kinuthia, Julius ^a   Harper, Cindy ^b   Muya, Shadrack ^a   Kimwele, Charles ^c   Alakonya, Amos ^a   Muigai, Anne ^a   Gakuya, Francis ^d   Mwaniki, Mercy ^e   Gatebe, Erastus ^a  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

African elephants; Forensic analysis; Microsatellites; Standard panel

Indexed keywords

LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 84928985999     PISSN: 18777252     EISSN: 18777260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-014-0366-6     Document Type: Article

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