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An evaluation of methods of blood preservation for RT-PCR from endangered species

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  1. Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Hilary C. Miller & David M. Lambert

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Miller, H.C., Lambert, D.M. An evaluation of methods of blood preservation for RT-PCR from endangered species. Conservation Genetics 4, 651–654 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025675901387

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