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Isolation and characterization of sixteen polymorphic microsatellite loci for Scaevola taccada (Goodeniaceae), a widespread coastal plant

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This work was supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of China (grant number: 2013FY111200) and the foundation of Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Shi M.-M., Guo X.-M., Zhou L.-X. and Zhang D.-X. 2014 Isolation and characterization of sixteen polymorphic microsatellite loci for Scaevola taccada (Goodeniaceae), a widespread coastal plant. J. Genet. 93, exx-exx. Online only: http://www.ias.ac.in/jgenet/OnlineResources/93/exx.pdf

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SHI, MM., GUO, XM., ZHOU, LX. et al. Isolation and characterization of sixteen polymorphic microsatellite loci for Scaevola taccada (Goodeniaceae), a widespread coastal plant. J Genet 94 (Suppl 1), 66–69 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-014-0397-5

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