How useful is DNA extracted from the legs of archived insects for microsatellite-based population genetic analyses?

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-198

  Watts, Phillip C ^a   Thompson, David J ^a   Allen, Katherine A ^a   Kemp, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; Genotyping; Historic DNA; Microsatellite; Non destructive sampling

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; INSECT; MUSEUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

COENAGRION MERCURIALE; HEXAPODA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 34147103537     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-006-9024-y     Document Type: Article

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