Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 67-73 , March 2009

Species identification using the cytochrome b gene of commercial turtle shells

  • James Chun-I. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.1 Jen-Ai Road Section 1, Taipei 10051, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Li-Chin Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Science, Central Police University, 56 Shu-Jen Road, Kwei-San, Taoyuan 33334, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Shu-Ping Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Science, Central Police University, 56 Shu-Jen Road, Kwei-San, Taoyuan 33334, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Adrian Linacre

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Forensic Science, Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, WestCHEM, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XW, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Hsing-Mei Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Science, Central Police University, 56 Shu-Jen Road, Kwei-San, Taoyuan 33334, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 3 3282321X4875; fax: +886 3 3275907.

Received 9 June 2008 ,Revised 9 October 2008 ,Accepted 14 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.10.005

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 67-73 , March 2009

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