Field Genetics

Download: Terms and Conditions

Cervus 3.0 is available for download from www.fieldgenetics.com under the following conditions:

1) Users must log in using their email address before downloading Cervus. The first time users log in they will also be required to supply their name, organisation and country of residence. Users will only be contacted with their consent and their details will not be passed on to any other organisation.

2) Users may not distribute Cervus to third parties.

3) The Cervus program and accompanying documentation are believed to be accurate and free from bugs or defects, but no warranty is given in this respect. Although the material has been prepared carefully, no warranty is given that it will fulfil any specific requirement of the user or that it will function in any particular manner. The user, accordingly, accepts the material 'as is'.

4) Commercial users may download Cervus for evaluation purposes but must pay a licence fee before using Cervus for research or as part of a service provided to clients.

5) The use of Cervus must be acknowledged in any academic publications incorporating results produced by the program by referring to the following paper:

Kalinowski, ST, Taper, ML & Marshall, TC (2007) Revising how the computer program CERVUS accommodates genotyping error increases success in paternity assignment. Molecular Ecology 16: 1099-1006. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2007.03089.x