Microsatellite loci for Bombus spp.

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-86

  Funk, Christine Reber ^a   Schmid Hempel, Regula ^a   Schmid Hempel, Paul ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apidae; Bombus; Bumblebee; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 33644859549     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.01147.x     Document Type: Article

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