Isolation and characterization of novel tetranucleotide microsatellite DNA markers for the spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-9

  Julian, S E ^a,b   King, Tim L ^b   Savage, W K ^c  

^a Johnson Controls World Services   (United States)

^b LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma maculatum; Microsatellite DNA; Population structure; Salamander

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; REPTILIA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0037344409     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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