A panel of microsatellites developed for meerkats (Suricata suricatta) by cross-species amplification and species-specific cloning

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 83-85

  Griffin, A S ^a   Nurnberger B ^b   Pemberton, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross species amplification; Meerkat; Microsatellite; Species specific cloning; Suricata suricatta

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043156627     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8278.2001.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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