Characterization of microsatellite loci in the Blue-and-gold Macaw, Ara ararauna (Psittaciformes: Aves)

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 441-443

  Caparroz, R ^a   Miyaki, C Y ^a   Baker, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ara; Conservation; Macaw; Microsatellite; Parrot; Psittaciformes

Indexed keywords

ARA; ARA ARARAUNA; AVES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0042876898     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00475.x     Document Type: Article

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