Variable Microsatellite Markers for Genotyping Tree Shrews, Tupaia, and their Potential Use in Genetic Studies of Fragmented Populations

ScienceAsia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-97

  Srikwan, Sukamol ^a   Hufford, Kristina ^a   Eggert, Lori ^a   Woodruff, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

genetic erosion; genetic markers; mammals; microsatellites; tree shrews

Indexed keywords

EID: 0942305659     PISSN: 15131874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2002.28.093     Document Type: Article

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