Amplified fragment length polymorphism and mitochondrial sequence data detect genetic differentiation and relationships in endangered southwestern U.S.A. ambersnails (Oxyloma spp.)

• Published in: Canadian journal of zoology Vol. 78; no. 10; pp. 1845 - 1854
• Main Authors: MILLER, Mark P, STEVENS, Larry E, BUSCH, Joseph D, SORENSEN, Jeff A, KEIM, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa, ON National Research Council of Canada 01.10.2000; Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Classification; cytochrome b; Endangered & extinct species; Freshwater; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetic diversity; Genetic markers; Genetics; Invertebrates; Mollusca; Mollusks; Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis; Systematics. Geographical distribution; United States; North America; Arizona; Utah; America; United States > US; USA; Genetic variability; Endangered species; Taxonomy; Chemotaxonomy; Mitochondrial DNA; Genetic distance; Specific identification; Gastropoda; Phylogeny; Invertebrata; Mollusca; Polymorphism
• ISSN: 0008-4301; 1480-3283; 1480-3283; 0008-4301
• DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-10-1845

The Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis) is a federally endangered mollusc currently known to reside in two locations in the southwestern U.S.A. To determine the extent of within- and between-population genetic variation of this taxon, the amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique was used to generate 110 genetic markers among individuals sampled from the two Kanab ambersnail populations and from the only two known southwestern populations of the Niobrara ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni haydeni) in Utah and northern Arizona.