Links
Here we keep up-to-date links to websites containing
information on collection, transporting, obtaining, and
using genetic information.
Collecting and transporting samples
- The WCS Field Vet Program has plenty of information regarding both sampling and transporting of samples. Also, good resource on which and how to obtain permits within the US, and with CITES.
- The Wildlife Genetics International also has good information on sample types, and storage options. Also, for some of you, it might be an option, if you contemplate outsourcing your DNA analyses.
Lab procedures
- Tavi's PCR protocols has plenty of useful information on the effects of each PCR ingredient, being an essential tool for PCR troubleshooting, particularly if you are using microsatellites.
Educational tools
- The Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah hosts a small section on Conservation Genetics. Now, while this section is simple, it is quire accurate.
- Microsatellites are small tandem repeats spread across the genome. They are frequently used in population genetic studies to quantify genetic diversity, and other parameters within and between populations. They can also be used in molecular ecology to help estimate demographic parameters, and study ecological processes. To learn a little more.
- DNA sequencing has become a frequently used tool in the past decade. With it, we are allowed unique insights at the most basic and fundamental level of genetic variation, the DNA code itself. To learn how it is done.