Electric eels galore: microsatellite markers for population studies

Abstract Fourteen novel microsatellite loci are described and characterized in two species of electric eels, Electrophorus variiand E. voltaifrom floodplains and rivers of the Amazon rainforest. These loci are polymorphic, highly informative, and have the capacity to detect reliable levels of geneti...

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Main Authors: Lenice Souza-Shibatta, Dhiego G. Ferreira, Kátia F. Santos, Bruno A. Galindo, Oscar A. Shibatta, Silvia H. Sofia, Renata M. Giacomin, Douglas A. Bastos, Raimundo N. G. Mendes-Júnior, Carlos David de Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v18n4/1982-0224-ni-18-04-e200081.pdf