Paternity exclusion in koalas using hypervariable microsatellites

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-152

  Houlden, B A ^a,b   England, P ^a   Sherwin, W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Taronga Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PATERNITY; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE;

EID: 0029920363     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a022972     Document Type: Article

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