Microsatellite loci for the North American tortoises (genus Gopherus) and their applicability to other turtle species

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 283-286

  Schwartz, T S ^a   Osentoski, M ^b,c   Lamb, T ^b   Karl, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parentage; Population genetics; Simple sequence repeats; Testudines

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CHELONIIDAE; GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS; KINOSTERNIDAE; POLYPHEMUS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0038806781     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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