Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 50-56 , January 2011

Wildlife forensics: “Supervised” assignment testing can complicate the association of suspect cases to source populations

  • M.C. Ball

      Affiliations

    • Wildlife Disease Unit, Fisheries and Wildlife Management Division, Government of Alberta, 7th Floor, O.S. Longman Building, 6909-116 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6H 4P2, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +1 780 422 9685.
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  • L.A. Finnegan

      Affiliations

    • Natural Resources DNA Profiling and Forensic Centre, Trent University 1600 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada
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  • T. Nette

      Affiliations

    • Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division, 136 Exhibition Street, Kentville, NS B4N 4E5, Canada
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  • H.G. Broders

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS B3H3C3, Canada
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  • P.J. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Natural Resources DNA Profiling and Forensic Centre, Trent University 1600 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada

Received 18 November 2009 ,Revised 28 January 2010 ,Accepted 5 February 2010.

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