Twenty-two polymorphic microsatellite loci aimed at detecting illegal trade in the Cape parrot, Poicephalus robustus (Psittacidae, AVES)

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 142-149

  Pillay, Kerusha ^a,b   Dawson, Deborah A ^a   Horsburgh, Gavin J ^a   Perrin, Mike R ^b   Burke, Terry ^a   Taylor, Tiawanna D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Captive bred; Cross species; Illegal trade; Microsatellite; Parentage; Parrot

Indexed keywords

AVES; POICEPHALUS ROBUSTUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 73349109781     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02673.x     Document Type: Article

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