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Characterization of microsatellite loci from the socially monogamous lizard Tiliqua rugosa using a PCR‐based isolation technique
Author(s) -
Cooper S. J. B.,
Bull C. M.,
Gardner M. G.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
molecular ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.619
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1365-294X
pISSN - 0962-1083
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1997.00242.x
Subject(s) - biology , ecology , zoology , archaeology , geography
The sleepy lizard Tiliqua rugosa is a large, omnivorous, viviparous skink with a wide distribution across southern Australia. Behavioural studies have shown that sleepy lizards are socially monogamous with pair fidelity over more than one mating season (Bull 1994). Social monogamy does not necessarily imply sexual monogamy and genetic analyses have revealed extra-pair fertilizations in many apparently monogamous species (Westneat & Webster 1994). In this paper we report the characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci from T. rugosa and briefly discuss their potential use for testing whether T. rugosa is sexually monogamous. We have used a modified version of the PCR-based