Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the field vole, Microtus agrestis, and their cross-utility in the common vole, Microtus arvalis

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1029-1031

  Jaarola, M ^a,d   Ratkiewicz, M ^b   Ashford, R T ^c   Brunhoff, C ^a   Borkowska, A ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cross species amplification; Microsatellite; Microtus; Voles

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MURIDAE;

EID: 35848954730     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01763.x     Document Type: Article

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