Comparative study of genetic variability of AAT and CT/GT microsatellites in staghorn coral, Acropora (Scleractinia: Acroporidae)

Zoological Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 657-668

  Tang, Pei Ciao ^a,b   Wei, Nuwei Vivian ^a   Chen, Chein Wei ^a,d   Wallace, Carden C ^c   Chen, Chaolun Allen ^a,d,e  

^a BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^c MUSEUM OF TROPICAL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAITUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acropora; Dinucleotide; Microsatellite; Mutation rate; Trinucleotide

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ACROPORA DIGITIFERA; ACROPORA MURICATA; ACROPORIDAE; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77957141631     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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