Isolation of microsatellites in a parthenogenetic lizard Menetia greyii (Scincidae) and their utility in sexual species of the Menetia greyii complex

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-221

  Gardner, M G ^a,b   Ottewell, K ^a   Adams, M ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Menetia greyii; Microsatellite; Parthenogenesis; Skink; Unisexual

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; MENETIA GREYII; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 2542488454     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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