Microsatellite markers for the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum, Serrasalmidae, Characiformes), an economically important keystone species of the Amazon River floodplain

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 874-876

  Santos, Maria Da Conceição F ^a   Hrbek, Tomas ^a,b   Farias, Izeni P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Colossoma macropomum; Microsatellites; Piranha; Serrasamids; Tambaqui

Indexed keywords

CHARACIFORMES; COLOSSOMA MACROPOMUM; COLOSSOMA MARCOPOMUM; SERRASALMIDAE;

EID: 65249129191     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02331.x     Document Type: Article

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