A sex-specific marker reveals male heterogamety in European tree frogs

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1104-1106

  Berset Brandli L ^a   Jaquiery J ^a   Dubey, S ^a   Perrin, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Heterogamety; Hyla arborea; Sex specific marker

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FROG; GAMETE; GENDER IDENTITY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX LINKAGE; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMALS; ANURA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SWITZERLAND;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLA ARBOREA;

EID: 33646866757     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msk011     Document Type: Article

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