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Microsatellite primers for the kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) and their utility in other parrots

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  1. Reproductive Biology and Behaviour Group, Research Center for Ornithology of the Max Planck Group, Postfach 1564, D-82305, Starnberg, Germany;

    Bruce C. Robertson

  2. Ecology, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand;

    Bruce C. Robertson

  3. Ecology, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Edward O. Minot & David M. Lambert

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Robertson, B.C., Minot, E.O. & Lambert, D.M. Microsatellite primers for the kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) and their utility in other parrots. Conservation Genetics 1, 93–95 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010150224756

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