Development of 21 microsatellite loci for puma (Puma concolor) ecology and forensics

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1260-1262

  Kurushima, Jennifer D ^a   Collins, Julia A ^a   Well, Jay A ^a   Ernest, Holly B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensics; Microsatellites; Mountain lion; Puma; Puma concolor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 33751319904     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01508.x     Document Type: Article

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