Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci from Octodon degus

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 999-1001

  Quan, Y F ^a   MacManes, M D ^b   Ebensperger, L A ^c   Lacey, E A ^b   Hayes, L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fitness; Microsatellite markers; Octodon degus; Parentage

Indexed keywords

OCTODON; OCTODON DEGUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 65249129185     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02536.x     Document Type: Article

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