Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 199-201

  Siripunkaw, C ^a,b   Kongrit, C ^a,b   Faries, K M ^a   Monello, R J ^a   Gompper, M E ^a   Eggert, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Mahidol University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Microsatellite; Procyon lotor; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 36849026694     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01922.x     Document Type: Article

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