Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci from the chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica

Sixteen polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized for the chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica . The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to nine. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.136 to 0.864 and from 0.208 to 0.831, respectively. Cross-speci...

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Published inConservation genetics resources Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 561 - 563
Main Authors Kang, Seunghyun, Jung, Jin-Woo, Ahn, Do Hwan, Lee, Jong Eun, Kim, Jeong-Hoon, Park, Hyun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2015
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Genetic markers
Life Sciences
Microsatellite Letters
Microsatellites
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Pygoscelis antarcticus
Chinstrap penguin
Microsatellites
Pygoscelid
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Summary:Sixteen polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized for the chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica . The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to nine. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.136 to 0.864 and from 0.208 to 0.831, respectively. Cross-species amplification was successful in other penguin species, including Pygoscelis papua, Pygoscelis adelie, and Eudyptes chrysolophus . The microsatellite markers developed in this study can be used in future conservation studies.
ISSN:1877-7252
1877-7260
DOI:10.1007/s12686-015-0424-8