Isolation, characterization and evaluation of 11 autosomal STRs suitable for population studies in black and gold howler monkeys Alouatta caraya

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-120

  Oklander, Luciana I ^a,c   Zunino, Gabriel E ^a   Di Fiore, Anthony ^b   Corach, Daniel ^c  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alouatta caraya; Autosomal STRs; Howlers; Microsatellite; Platyrrhines; Primates

Indexed keywords

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; HOMO SAPIENS; PRIMATES;

EID: 33845991478     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01529.x     Document Type: Article

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