Isolation and characterization of nine polymorphic microsatellite loci from the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1042-1044

  Kaatz, H H ^a   Ferenz, H J ^a   Langer, B ^a   Moritz, R F A ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desert locust; Grasshopper; Microsatellite; Orthoptera; Primer; Schistocerca gregaria

Indexed keywords

LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA FLAVIVENTRIS;

EID: 35848957902     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01770.x     Document Type: Article

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