Microsatellite markers developed from Thamnophis elegans and Thamnophis sirtalis and their utility in three species of garter snakes

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 369-371

  Garner, Trenton W J ^a,f   Pearman, Peter B ^a,b   Gregory, Patrick T ^c   Tomio, Giancarlo ^d   Wischniowski, Stephen G ^e   Hosken, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Michigan Natural Features Inventory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d Synergene Biotech GmbH   (Switzerland)

^e INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC HALIBUT COMMISSION   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinucleotide microsatellites; Heterologous amplification; Thamnophis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 4344651231     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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