Development and characterization of nine polymorphic microsatellite markers for Mexican spadefoot toads (Spea multiplicata) with cross-amplification in Plains spadefoot toads (S. bombifrons)

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1386-1389

  Rice, A M ^a,e   Pearse, D E ^b   Becker, T ^c   Newman, R A ^c   Lebonville, C ^a   Harper, G R ^a,d   Pfennig, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^d HENDRIX COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Cross amplification; Population genetics; SSR markers

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; SPEA BOMBIFRONS; SPEA MULTIPLICATA;

EID: 55149125830     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02291.x     Document Type: Article

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