Interspecific microsatellite markers for the study of pinniped populations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 661-666

  Gemmell, N J ^a   Allen, P J ^a   Goodman, S J ^b   Reed, J Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microsatellite; Pinniped; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0031194823     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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