Genetic Approaches Are Necessary to Accurately Understand Bat-Wind Turbine Impacts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. DNA Barcoding
3.2. Molecular Sex Determination
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Chipps, A.S.; Hale, A.M.; Weaver, S.P.; Williams, D.A. Genetic Approaches Are Necessary to Accurately Understand Bat-Wind Turbine Impacts. Diversity 2020, 12, 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12060236
Chipps AS, Hale AM, Weaver SP, Williams DA. Genetic Approaches Are Necessary to Accurately Understand Bat-Wind Turbine Impacts. Diversity. 2020; 12(6):236. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12060236
Chicago/Turabian StyleChipps, Austin S., Amanda M. Hale, Sara P. Weaver, and Dean A. Williams. 2020. "Genetic Approaches Are Necessary to Accurately Understand Bat-Wind Turbine Impacts" Diversity 12, no. 6: 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12060236