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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Neotropical fish Astyanax altiparanae (Teleostei: Characiformes) and cross-species amplification

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[Zaganini R. L., Hashimoto D. T., Pereira L. H. G., Oliveira C., Mendonça F. F., Foresti F. and Porto-Foresti F. 2012 Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Neotropical fish Astyanax altiparanae (Teleostei: Characiformes) and cross-species amplification. J. Genet. 91, e24–e27. Online only: http://www.ias.ac.in/jgenet/OnlineResources/91/e24.pdf]

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ZAGANINI, R.L., HASHIMOTO, D.T., PEREIRA, L.H.G. et al. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Neotropical fish Astyanax altiparanae (Teleostei: Characiformes) and cross-species amplification. J Genet 93 (Suppl 1), 24–27 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-012-0143-9

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