Relative quantification of the M and F mitochondrial DNA types in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis by real-time PCR

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-29

  Batista, Frederico M ^a,b   Lallias, Delphine ^a   Taris, Nicolas ^c,d   Guedes Pinto, Henrique ^b   Beaumont, Andy R ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^d STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; HERITABILITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; SEX RATIO; SPERMATOPHORE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST);

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 79251517043     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyq031     Document Type: Article

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