Microgeographic variation in Caiman latirostris

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 294, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 387-396

  Verdade, Luciano Martins ^a   Zucoloto, Rodrigo Barban ^a   Coutinho, Luiz Lehmann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; PHYLOGENY;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; CAIMAN; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 0037115477     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.10200     Document Type: Conference Paper

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