Feather barbs as a good source of mtDNA for bird species identification in forensic wildlife investigations

TY - JOUR

T1 - Feather barbs as a good source of mtDNA for bird species identification in forensic wildlife investigations

AU - Speller, Camilla F

AU - Nicholas, George P

AU - Yang, Dongya Y

PY - 2011/7/28

Y1 - 2011/7/28

N2 - The ability to accurately identify bird species is crucial for wildlife law enforcement and bird-strike investigations. However, such identifications may be challenging when only partial or damaged feathers are available for analysis.

AB - The ability to accurately identify bird species is crucial for wildlife law enforcement and bird-strike investigations. However, such identifications may be challenging when only partial or damaged feathers are available for analysis.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862169644&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1186/2041-2223-2-16

DO - 10.1186/2041-2223-2-16

M3 - Article

C2 - 21794178

SN - 2041-2223

VL - 2

SP - 16

JO - Investigative genetics

JF - Investigative genetics

IS - 1

M1 - 16

ER -