Identification of 20 polymorphic microsatellite loci in European crow (Corvus corone) from existing passerine loci

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 846-850

  Haas, Fredrik ^a   Hansson, Bengt ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avian cross species amplification; Corvidae; Corvus; Crow; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

AVES; CORVIDAE; CORVUS; CORVUS CORONE; CORVUS FRUGILEGUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 47249153150     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02087.x     Document Type: Article

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