Identification of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) using human primers: Application to noninvasively collected hair samples

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1556-1558

  Clifford, S L ^a   Jeffrey, K ^a   Bruford, M W ^b   Wickings, E J ^a  

^a CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gorilla; Microsatellite; PCR; Polymorphism; Primates

Indexed keywords

GENE LOCUS; MICROSATELLITE DNA; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIMER DNA;

GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033197787     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.07184.x     Document Type: Article

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