A PCR-based molecular identification key to the glochidia of European freshwater mussels (Unionidae)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-289

  Gerke, Nils ^a   Tiedemann, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Freshwater mussels; Glochidia; ITS; Molecular identification; Unionidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043285338     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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