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High-throughput real-time PCR and melt curve analysis for sexing Southern Ocean seabirds using fecal samples
Citation
Faux, CE and McInnes, JC and Jarman, SN, High-throughput real-time PCR and melt curve analysis for sexing Southern Ocean seabirds using fecal samples, Theriogenology, 81, (6) pp. 870-874. ISSN 0093-691X (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. Open access under CC BY-NC-SA license. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.12.021
Abstract
Sex identification of birds is of great interest in ecological studies, however this can be very difficult in many species because their external features are almost monomorphic between the sexes. Molecular methodology has simplified this process but limitations still occur with widely accepted methods using polymerase chain reaction and gel electrophoresis, especially when applied to degraded DNA. Real-time polymerase chain reaction assays are emerging as a more efficient, sensitive, and higher throughput means of identification, but there are very few techniques validated using fecal samples and small target sizes. We present a real-time melt curve analysis assay targeting a small region of the CHD-1 gene allowing for high-throughput, sensitive, specific, and easy-to-interpret sexing results for a variety of Southern Ocean seabirds using fecal and tissue samples.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 1 gene, sexing, real-time polymerase chain reaction, avian sexing, feces, scat |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecology |
Research Field: | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Marine systems and management |
Objective Field: | Marine biodiversity |
UTAS Author: | McInnes, JC (Dr Julie McInnes) |
ID Code: | 148758 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 11 |
Deposited By: | Ecology and Biodiversity |
Deposited On: | 2022-02-07 |
Last Modified: | 2022-03-10 |
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