Characterization and cross-species amplification of microsatellites from the endangered Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricate)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1071-1073

  Lin, Grace ^a   Chang, Alex ^a   Yap, Hon Wah ^b   Yue, Gen Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Underwater World Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diversity; Hawksbill turtle; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TURTLE;

CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 50049089608     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9459-z     Document Type: Article

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