Cross-species comparison of microsatellite loci in the Culex pipiens complex and beyond

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 697-700

  Smith, Julie L ^a   Keyghobadi, Nusha ^a,d   Matrone, Michael A ^b,e   Escher, Richard L ^c   Fonseca, Dina M ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^e LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross species amplification; Culex pipiens complex; Flanking region polymorphism; Microsatellites; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 28344446532     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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