Isolation, characterization and chromosome locations of polymorphic black-billed magpie Pica pica (Corvidae, AVES) microsatellite loci

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1506-1512

  Martín Gálvez, David ^a   Dawson, Deborah A ^a   Horsburgh, Gavin J ^a   Burke, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AVES; Black billed magpie; Corvidae; Cross species utility; Microsatellite; Passerine; Pica pica

Indexed keywords

CORVIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; PICA PICA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 70349900159     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02703.x     Document Type: Article

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