Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellites in the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 456-458

  Becher, S Anette ^a,b   Russell, S T ^a   Magurran, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Microsatellites; Paternity analysis; Poeciliidae; Population

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 0036899874     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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