Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci for alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) and their variability in two other species (Lepisosteus oculatus and L. osseus) of Lepisosteidae

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 963-966

  Moyer, Gregory R ^a   Sloss, Brian L ^b   Kreiser, Brian R ^c   Feldheim, Kevin A ^d  

^a Warm Springs Fish Technology Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^c University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^d FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator gar; Atractosteus spatula; Cross species amplification; Lepisosteidae; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; LEPISOSTEIDAE; LEPISOSTEUS OCULATUS; LEPISOSTEUS SPATULA;

EID: 65249132352     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02519.x     Document Type: Article

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