Microsatellite DNA markers for the Sri Lankan rainforest tree species, Shorea cordifolia (Dipterocarpaceae), and cross-species amplification in S. megistophylla

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 53-54

  Stacy, E A ^a   Dayanandan, S ^b   Dancik, B P ^c   Khasa, P D ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dipterocarpaceae; Microsatellites; Rainforest; Shorea; Sri Lanka; Trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011115416     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8278.2000.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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