Characterisation of nine microsatellite loci in the caecilian amphibian Boulengerula uluguruensis (Gymnophiona), and their cross-species utility in three congeneric species

Christopher D. Barratt1, Gavin J. Horsburgh2, Deborah A. Dawson2, David J. Gower3, Mark Wilkinson3, Simon P. Loader3, Robert Jehle1
1School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK
2NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2TN, UK
3Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK

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