Molecular analysis of the efficiency of sloughed skin sampling in whale population genetics.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00446.x

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Molecular analysis of the efficiency of sloughed skin sampling in whale population genetics.

Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 1998

Valsecchi E, Glockner-Ferrari D, Ferrari M, Amos W

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Sloughed whale skin contains enough DNA for genetic analysis, and offers a non-intrusive method for collecting tissue. Here, we examine the efficiency of sloughed skin sampling using 1460 samples collected from free-ranging humpback whales. Samples were sexed and screened for up to 10 microsatell...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Behavior, Animal
DNA
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Genetic Techniques
Genetics, Population
Genotype
Male
Microsatellite Repeats
Skin
Whales

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