Polymorphic microsatellites identified in an endangered dasyurid marsupial, the dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis)

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 218-220

  Mills, H R ^a   Spencer, P B S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Perth Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dasyurid; Dibbler; Endangered; Marsupial; Microsatellite; Parantechinus

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PARANTECHINUS; PARANTECHINUS APICALIS; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0037792918     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00403.x     Document Type: Article

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