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Universal primers for the specific amplification of the male mitotype of the Unionoidea (Bivalvia)

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  1. Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA

    Jason P. curole

  2. Department of Biology, Marine Environmental Biology, University of Southern California, AHF 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-0371, USA

    Jason P. curole

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curole, J.P. Universal primers for the specific amplification of the male mitotype of the Unionoidea (Bivalvia). Conservation Genetics 5, 733–735 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-004-1852-2

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