A new multiplex qPCR assay to detect and differentiate big cat species in the illegal wildlife trade

Abstract All species of big cats, including tigers, cheetahs, leopards, lions, snow leopards, and jaguars, are protected under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). This is due in large part to population declines resulting from anthropogenic factors, especially po...

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Main Authors: Carol S. Henger, Dyan J. Straughan, Charles C. Y. Xu, Batya R. Nightingale, Heidi E. Kretser, Mary K. Burnham-Curtis, Denise McAloose, Tracie A. Seimon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36776-z