Characterization of highly informative cross-species microsatellite panels for the Australian dugong (Dugong dugon) and Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) including five novel primers

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 368-377

  Hunter, Margaret Kellogg ^a,b   Broderick, Damien ^c   Ovenden, Jennifer R ^c   Tucker, Kimberly Pause ^d   Bonde, Robert K ^a,b   Mcguire, Peter M ^b   Lanyon, Janet M ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross species amplification; Dugong; Dugong dugon; Manatee; Microsatellite primer; Trichechus manatus latirostris

Indexed keywords

DUGONG DUGON; MAMMALIA; SIRENIA; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 77949338203     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02761.x     Document Type: Article

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