Polymorphism at dinucleotide microsatellite loci in fire ant Solenopsis invicta populations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 997-999

  Krieger, M J B ^a   Keller, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Population genetics; Population structure; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0030863805     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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