Development of primers to characterize the mitochondrial control region of Galápagos land and marine iguanas (Conolophus and Amblyrhynchus)

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 599-601

  Hanley, T C ^a   Caccone, A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyrhynchus; Conolophus; Gal pagos; Iguana; Mitochondrial control region

Indexed keywords

AMBLYRHYNCHUS; CONOLOPHUS; IGUANA; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 28344439652     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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