Species-specific primers for the molecular identification of cryptic Bombus species in New Zealand

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1207-1209

  Stewart, Lucy C ^a   Hale, Roddy J ^b   Hale, Marie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bombus subterraneus; Bumblebee; Cryptic species identification

Indexed keywords

BEE; CRYPSIS; CYTOCHROME; MORPHOLOGY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REINTRODUCTION; RESEARCH WORK;

NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BOMBUS HORTORUM; BOMBUS RUDERATUS; BOMBUS SUBTERRANEUS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 77952876257     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9920-2     Document Type: Article

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