Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1559-1561

  Brown, Sarah M ^a,b   Houlden, Bronwyn A ^c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Zoological Parks Board of NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

Black rhinoceros; CA repeat; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

DNA ISOLATION; GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

DICEROS BICORNIS; MAMMALIA; RHINOCEROS;

EID: 0033197465     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.07246.x     Document Type: Article

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