Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-235

  Zschokke, S ^a   Gautschi, B ^b   Baur, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b ECOGENICS GMBH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Microsatellite; Population genetics; Rhinoceros unicornis

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; RHINOCEROS; RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS; RHINOCEROTIDAE; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0038469576     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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