Characterization of microsatellite loci in Tursiops aduncus

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 170-172

  Krutzen M ^a   Valsecchi, E ^a   Connor, R C ^b   Sherwin, W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CA repeats; Cetaceans; GT repeats; Microsatellites; Odontoceti; Tursiops aduncus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003725607     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8278.2001.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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