DNA recovery and analysis from helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) casques and its potential application in wildlife law enforcement

Since 2011 the demand from China for the keratin casque from helmeted hornbills, so called red ivory, has increased significantly according to recent studies and has the potential to drive this species to extinction. Wildlife DNA Forensics is the field of science tasked not with expanding academic k...

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Main Authors: Kanita Ouitavon, Ross McEwing, Kitichaya Penchart, Khanitha Sri-aksorn, Vijak Chimchome
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666937421000366