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Microsatellite markers for the tramp ant, Cardiocondyla obscurior (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

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Supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SCHR 1135/1-1). We thank M. Suefuji for providing the specimens used in the genetic analysis of Japanese C. obscurior.

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    CHRISTINE V. SCHMIDT, ALEXANDRA SCHREMPF, ANDREAS TRINDL & JÜRGEN HEINZE

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Schmidt C. V., Schrempf A., Trindl A. and Heinze J. 2016 Microsatellite markers for the tramp ant, Cardiocondyla obscurior (Formicidae: Myrmicinae). J. Genet. 95, e1–e4. Online only: http://www.ias.ac.in/jgenet/OnlineResources/95/e1.pdf

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SCHMIDT, C.V., SCHREMPF, A., TRINDL, A. et al. Microsatellite markers for the tramp ant, Cardiocondyla obscurior (Formicidae: Myrmicinae). J Genet 95 (Suppl 1), 1–4 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-016-0613-6

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