Development of novel microsatellite markers for the invasive Northern Pacific seastar, Asterias amurensis

Conservation Genetics Resources

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 327-330

  Richardson, Mark F ^a   Stanley, Annalise M ^a   Sherman, Craig D H ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asterias amurensis; Gene flow; Genetic structure; Invasive species; Microsatellites; Northern Pacific seastar

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875082194     PISSN: 18777252     EISSN: 18777260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-011-9539-8     Document Type: Article

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