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DNA barcoding as a tool for robust identification of cervids of India and its utility in wildlife forensics

Ved P. KumarWildlife Forensic Cell, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India; ;Department of Zoology, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah, Bihar, India; Correspondence[email protected]
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Malay ShuklaWildlife Forensic Cell, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India; ;Institute of Forensic Science, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7239-5537
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Ankita RajpootMolecular Systematics Laboratory, Zoological Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7642-3996
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Mukesh ThakurMolecular Systematics Division,Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India
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Parag NigamWildlife Forensic Cell, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India;
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Dhyanendra KumarDepartment of Zoology, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah, Bihar, India;
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Anil Kumar MehtaInstitute of Forensic Science, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India;
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Surendra P. GoyalDepartment of Zoology, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah, Bihar, India; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 250-255 | Received 10 Oct 2017, Accepted 18 Jan 2018, Published online: 20 Feb 2018

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