Primers for amplifying the hypervariable, male-transmitted COII-COI junction region in amblemine freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoidea: Ambleminae): Primer note

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 489-491

  Walker, Jennifer M ^a   Bogan, Arthur E ^b   Bonfiglio, Elsie A ^a   Campbell, David C ^c   Christian, Alan D ^d   Curole, Jason P ^e   Harris, John L ^d   Wojtecki, Rudy J ^f   Hoeh, Walter R ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambleminae; COI; COII; DUI; Hypervariable region; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

AMBLEMINAE; BIVALVIA; UNIONOIDEA;

EID: 34248142931     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01630.x     Document Type: Article

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