Determination of optimal conditions for PCR-RAPD analyses in atta sexdens rubropilosa forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae);Determinação das condições ótimas para análises de PCR-RAPD em Atta sexdens rubropilosa forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 593-600

  De Carvalho, Alfredo O R ^a   Vieira, Luz G E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; Leaf cutting ants; Optimization; RAPD PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750835858     PISSN: 1519556X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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