Thar she blows! A novel method for DNA collection from cetacean blow.

BACKGROUND: Molecular tools are now widely used to address crucial management and conservation questions. To date, dart biopsying has been the most commonly used method for collecting genetic data from cetaceans; however, this method has some drawbacks. Dart biopsying is considered inappropriate for...

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Main Authors: Céline H Frère, Ewa Krzyszczyk, Eric M Patterson, Sue Hunter, Alison Ginsburg, Janet Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2928266?pdf=render