Isolation of highly polymorphic microsatellite loci for a species with a large genome size: Sharp-ribbed salamander (Pleurodeles waltl)

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 425-428

  Van De Vliet, Mirjam S ^a   Diekmann, Onno E ^a   Serrão, Ester A ^a   Beja, Pedro ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Ordenamento e Gestao de Recursos Naturais   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amplification success; Large genome size; Microsatellites; Pleurodeles waltl; Sharp ribbed salamander

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; PLEURODELES WALTL; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 58949100539     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02436.x     Document Type: Article

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