Journal article
Pinniped Penises in Trade: A Molecular‐Genetic Investigation
Abstract
This study was prompted by international concern over the expanding global trade in wildlife parts and derivatives. Pinniped (seals, sea lions, fur seals, and walrus) penises purchased in traditional Chinese medicine shops in Asia and North America were examined using molecular genetic techniques. A 261 base pair region of the cytochrome b gene was sequenced for 21 unknown samples, 3 harp seal ( Phoca groenlandica) reference samples, and 2 …
Authors
Malik S; Wilson PJ; Smith RJ; Lavigne DM; White BN
Journal
Conservation Biology, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 1365–1374
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
December 2, 1997
DOI
10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96125.x
ISSN
0888-8892