Analysis of major histocompatibility complex class II gene in water voles using capillary electrophoresis-single stranded conformation polymorphism

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 173-176

  Bryja, J ^a,b   Galan, M ^a   Charbonnel, N ^a   Cosson, J F ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Arvicola terrestris; MegaBACE; Population genetics; QUISCA; RT1.Ba

Indexed keywords

ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; MURIDAE;

EID: 14844365500     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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