Characterisation of microsatellite loci in the rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris, Acanthisittidae, AVES) and their predicted genome locations

Conservation Genetics Resources

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 555-560

  Preston, Stephanie A J ^a   Dawson, Deborah A ^a   Horsburgh, Gavin J ^a   Hatchwell, Ben J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthisittidae; Microsatellite; Passerine bird; Short tandem repeats (STR); Simple sequence repeats (SSR); Z linked loci

Indexed keywords

ACANTHISITTA CHLORIS; ACANTHISITTIDAE; AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; SALPINCTES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; XENICUS GILVIVENTRIS;

EID: 84876873337     PISSN: 18777252     EISSN: 18777260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-012-9851-y     Document Type: Article

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