Single locus microsatellite development for the Malaysian giant freshwater prawns, Macrobrachium rosenbergii

• Main Authors: Bhassu, Subha, Hassan, Rosly, Yusoff, Khatijah, Jamari, Zainoddin, Siraj, Siti Shapor, Tan, Soon Guan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2005
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7775/1/Single%20Locus%20Microsatellite%20Development%20for%20the%20Malaysian%20Giant%20Freshwater%20Prawns%2C%20Macrobrachium%20rosenbergii.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7775/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2028%20(2)%20Sep.%202005/01%20JTAS%20Vol.28%20(2)%202005%20(Pg%2087-94).pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Prawns of the genus Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 (Crustacea: Palaemonidae) are a highly diverse group of decopod crustaceans found in circumtropical marine-, estuarine- and freshwaters. At present, wild stocks have been used to cultivate commercial cultures in many areas in Malaysia. Such repeated harve...