A combination of techniques proves useful in the development of nuclear markers in the newt genus Triturus

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1160-1162

  Espregueira Themudo, G ^a,b   Babik, W ^c,d   Arntzen, J W ^a  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

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

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anonymous markers; Introns; Newts; Nuclear DNA markers; Triturus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS;

EID: 65249089676     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02574.x     Document Type: Article

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