Development of conserved microsatellite markers of high cross-species utility in bat species (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera, Mammalia)

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 532-548

  Jan, Camille ^a,b   Dawson, Deborah A ^b   Altringham, John D ^a   Burke, Terry ^b   Butlin, Roger K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bat; Chiroptera; Conserved; Cross species utility; Microsatellite; Myotis

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA PRIMERS; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

AVES; CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 84859577800     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2012.03114.x     Document Type: Article

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