Isolation and characterization of eight novel microsatellite loci in the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Conservation Genetics Resources
By: Dacey Mercer, Susan Haig, and Thomas Mullins
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Abstract
We describe the isolation and characterization of eight microsatellite loci from the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus). Genetic variability was assessed using 60 individuals from three populations. All loci were variable with the number of alleles ranging from two to 17 per locus, and observed heterozygosity varying from 0.05 to 0.89. No loci showed signs of linkage disequilibrium and all loci conformed to Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium frequencies. Further, all loci amplified and were polymorphic in two related Phalacrocorax species. These loci should prove useful for population genetic studies of the double-crested cormorant and other pelecaniform species.
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Mercer, D., Haig, S., Mullins, T., 2010, Isolation and characterization of eight novel microsatellite loci in the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus): Conservation Genetics Resources, v. 2, no. 1, p. 119-121, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9178-5.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Isolation and characterization of eight novel microsatellite loci in the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) |
| Series title | Conservation Genetics Resources |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12686-010-9178-5 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication Date | February 18, 2010 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Conservation Genetics Resources |
| First page | 119 |
| Last page | 121 |