Characterization of microsatellite loci for Trigona carbonaria, a stingless bee endemic to Australia

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 89-92

  Green, Catherine L ^a   Franck, Pierre ^a   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Meliponid; Microsatellites; Stingless bees; Trigona carbonaria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000373659     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8278.2001.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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