Characterization of tetranucleotide microsatellite loci and development and validation of multiplex reactions for the study of right whale species (genus Eubalaena)

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1025-1029

  Frasier, T R ^a,b   Rastogi, T ^a   Brown, M W ^c   Hamilton, P K ^c   Kraus, S D ^c   White, B N ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Eubalaena; Microsatellite; Multiplex PCR; Right whale

Indexed keywords

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA; EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS;

EID: 33751349520     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01417.x     Document Type: Article

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