DNA barcoding identified two endangered dolphins: threats on living aquatic mammals in India

DNA barcode data of both endangered dolphin species, Platanista gangetica, and Orcaella brevirostris are lacking in the global database. The study generated partial mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) gene sequences of the two highly threatened dolphin species from India. The family...

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Main Authors: Shantanu Kundu, Gopal Sharma, Srinivasan Balakrishnan, Kaomud Tyagi, Kailash Chandra, Vikas Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2018.1536467