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A comparison of conservative DNA extraction methods from fins and scales of freshwater fish: A useful tool for conservation genetics

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The authors are grateful to A.Vignati, for critically reading the English manuscript. This work was supported by grants of University of Perugia and Italian MiPAF.

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  1. Dipartimento Biologia Cellulare e Ambientale, Università di Perugia, Via Pascoli, I-6123, Perugia, Italy

    Livia Lucentini, Silvia Caporali, Antonella Palomba, Hovirag Lancioni & Fausto Panara

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Lucentini, L., Caporali, S., Palomba, A. et al. A comparison of conservative DNA extraction methods from fins and scales of freshwater fish: A useful tool for conservation genetics. Conserv Genet 7, 1009–1012 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-006-9137-6

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