Eighteen microsatellite loci for endemic African weakly electric fish (Campylomormyrus, Mormyridae) and their cross species applicability among related taxa

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 446-448

  Feulner, P G D ^a   Kirschbaum, F ^b,c   Tiedemann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

African weakly electric fish; Campylomormyrus numenius; Cross species amplification; Microsatellites; Mormyridae

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOMORMYRUS; CAMPYLOMORMYRUS NUMENIUS; MORMYRIDAE; NUMENIUS;

EID: 20144379641     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.00958.x     Document Type: Article

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