Microsatellite loci for an endemic stingless bee Melipona seminigra merrillae (Apidae, meliponini) from Amazon

Conservation Genetics Resources

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 487-490

  Francini, I B ^a   Sforca D A ^b   Sousa, A C B ^b   Campos, T ^b   Cidade, F W ^b   Zucchi, M I ^c   Souza, A P ^b   Nunes Silva, C G ^a   Carvalho Zilse, Gislene Almeida ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c AGÊNCIA PAULISTA DE TECNOLOGIA DOS AGRONEGÓCIOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian bees; Conservation; Cross amplification; Genetic diversity; Molecular markers; Pollinators

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; MELIPONA; MELIPONA SEMINIGRA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 79251592906     PISSN: 18777252     EISSN: 18777260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-009-9113-9     Document Type: Article

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