Isolation and characterisation of microsatellite markers from the South Island robin (Petroica australis)

Conservation Genetics Resources

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 633-636

  Townsend, Sheena M ^a   King, Tania M ^a   Jamieson, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

454 GS FLX; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Multiplex PCR; New Zealand robin; Petroica australis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866383088     PISSN: 18777252     EISSN: 18777260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-012-9610-0     Document Type: Article

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