DNA and bone collagen are two key sources of resilient molecular markers used to identify species from their remains. Collagen is more stable than DNA, and thus it is preferred for ancient and degraded samples. Current mass spectrometry-based collagen sequencing approaches are empirical and lack a r...
ORGANISM(S): Ziphius cavirostris Physeter Cygnus cygnus Hydrodamalis gigas Ursus maritimus (Polar bear) (Thalarctos maritimus) Phoca vitulina Ursus arctos (Brown bear) (Grizzly bear) Mirounga leonina Eschrichtius robustus Halichoerus grypus Balaena mysticetus Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer) (Cervus tarandus) Falco peregrinus