Characterization of microsatellite loci for the endangered cactus Echinocactus grusonii, and their cross-species utilization

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 164-167

  Hardesty, B D ^a,b   Hughes, S L ^a   Rodriguez, V M ^a,c   Hawkins, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cactaceae; Conservation; Echinocactus; Microsatellites; Polymorphism; SSR

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; ECHINOCACTUS; ECHINOCACTUS GRUSONII;

EID: 36849053404     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01913.x     Document Type: Article

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