WHOLE-GENOME AMPLIFICATION OF MICROSATELLITES REVEALS LIMITED GENETIC VARIATION IN A CAPTIVE COLONY RELATIVE TO THE WILD SOURCE POPULATION OF THE ENDANGERED BEACH MOUSE, PEROMYSCUS POLIONOTUS TRISSYLLEPSIS

• Published in: Florida scientist Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 253 - 258
• Main Authors: Irwin, Jaclyn, Smith, Andrew, Gore, Jeffery A., Greene, Daniel U., Austin, James D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Orlando The Florida Academy of Sciences, Inc 01.10.2012; Florida Academy of Sciences, Inc
• Subjects: Alleles; Beaches; DNA; Genetic diversity; Genetic loci; Genetic variation; Mice; Microsatellite repeats; Microsatellites; Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis; Polymerase chain reaction; Population genetics

The Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis) is a federally endangered rodent with a highly restricted geographic range. Minimally invasive sampling (tail tips) provides small amounts of starting tissue, which when combined with high levels of inbreeding, requires large genotypi...