Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Mojave desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1149-1151

  Hagerty, B E ^a   Peacock, M M ^a   Kirchoff, V S ^a   Tracy, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Desert tortoise; Gopherus agassizii; Microsatellites; Mojave Desert; PCR primers

Indexed keywords

GOPHERUS AGASSIZII;

EID: 50849114478     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02208.x     Document Type: Article

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