Primers for the amplification of nuclear introns in Heliconius butterflies

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 158-162

  Kronforst, Marcus R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degenerate primers; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae; Pigmentation; Wing pattern

Indexed keywords

COENIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HELICONIUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; JUNONIA COENIA; LEPIDOPTERA; MELANOGASTER; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PRECIS COENIA;

EID: 14844339194     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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