Isolation and characterization of dinucleotide microsatellite loci in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 175-177

  Kongrit, C ^a,d   Siripunkaw, C ^a,d   Brockelman, W Y ^a,b   Akkarapatumwong, V ^c   Wright, T F ^e   Eggert, L S ^d  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Elephas maximus; Microsatellites; Noninvasive; Population studies

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 36849055074     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01916.x     Document Type: Article

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