Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the green turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 354-356

  Dutton, Peter H ^a   Frey, Amy ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Green turtle; Microsatellites; Primers; Sea turtles; Tetranucleotide repeats; Trinucleotide repeats

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 58949091118     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02443.x     Document Type: Article

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