Differentiation of two South African otter species (Aonyx capensis and Lutra maculicollis) from spraint based on partial CytB primer sets

Differentiation of two South African otter species (Aonyx capensis and Lutra maculicollis) from spraint based on partial CytB primer sets

Accurate species identification based on visual cues can be challenging due to morphological similarities and the cryptic nature of certain species. Thus a more conclusive method of identification is required, namely DNA barcoding. This is the case regarding two South African otter species, Cape Cla...

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Main Authors: M. Thabang Madisha, Damian Ponsonby, Ute Schwaibold, Antoinette Kotzé, Raymond Jansen, Helene Brettschneider, Desiré L. Dalton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
CytB
Degraded DNA
DNA primers
Otter species
Spraint
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415000499

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