Novel microsatellite loci identified from the Australian eastern small-eyed snake (Elapidae: Rhinocephalus nigrescens) and cross species amplification in the related genus Suta

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-56

  Stapley, Jessica ^a   Hayes, Christine M ^a   Webb, Jonathan K ^b   Keogh, J Scott ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Elapidae; Microsatellite primers; Snake

Indexed keywords

ELAPIDAE; RHINOPLOCEPHALUS; RHINOPLOCEPHALUS NIGRESCENS; SERPENTES; SUTA;

EID: 14844345348     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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