Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 303-307 , August 2011

Establishing the pangolin mitochondrial D-loop sequences from the confiscated scales

  • Hsing-Mei Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Science, Central Police University, 56 Shu-Jen Road, Kwei-San, Taoyuan 33334, Taiwan, ROC
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  • James Chun-I. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, No. 166-1 Keelung Road Section 2, Taipei 10675, Taiwan, ROC
    • Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Jen Ai Road Section 1, Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Jane-Hong Wu

      Affiliations

    • ChangHua County Police Bureau, 778 Jhongjheng Road Section 2, ChangHua 500, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Chao-An Chen

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Zoology, National Museum of Natural Science, No. 1, Kuan-Chien Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Guan-Bang Wang

      Affiliations

    • Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture, No. 2, Hangchou South Road, Section 1, Taipei 10050, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Shih-Chien Chin

      Affiliations

    • Taipei Zoo, 30 Section 2, Hsin-Kuang Road, Taipei 11656, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Lih-Chiann Wang

      Affiliations

    • Taipei Zoo, 30 Section 2, Hsin-Kuang Road, Taipei 11656, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Adrian Linacre

      Affiliations

    • School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, Australia
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  • Li-Chin Tsai

      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 3282321x4584; fax: +886 3 3275907.

Received 15 April 2010 ,Accepted 7 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.06.003

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 303-307 , August 2011

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