A simple RFLP method for identification of two ranid frogs

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 801-803

  Palo, Jukka U ^a   Merilä, Juha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; R. arvalis; R. temporaria; RFLP; Spawn clumps; Species identification

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; FROG; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

ANURA; RANIDAE;

EID: 1642444047     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:COGE.0000006117.43571.6e     Document Type: Article

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