Isolation and characterization of microsatellites in the kakerori (Pomarea dimidiata) using feathers as source of DNA

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1067-1070

  Chan, Chi Hang ^a   Zhao, Yudi ^a   Cheung, Mei Yan ^b   Chambers, Geoffrey K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cook Islands; Feathers; Kakerori; Microsatellite; Rarotonga flycatcher

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DNA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EQUILIBRIUM; FEATHER; GENETIC MARKER; HETEROZYGOSITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PASSERINE; POLYMORPHISM;

COOK ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA;

AVES; POMAREA DIMIDIATA;

EID: 50049092133     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9456-2     Document Type: Article

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