A New Method for Noninvasive Genetic Sampling of Saliva in Ecological Research.

Noninvasive samples for genetic analyses have become essential to address ecological questions. Popular noninvasive samples such as faeces contain degraded DNA which may compromise genotyping success. Saliva is an excellent alternative DNA source but scarcity of suitable collection methods makes its...

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Main Authors: Diana Lobo, Raquel Godinho, Francisco Álvares, José V López-Bao, Alejandro Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139765