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Ten di‐ and trinucleotide microsatellite loci in the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus , for studies of regional population connectivity
Author(s) -
TRINGALI MICHAEL D.,
SEYOUM SEIFU,
SCHMITT SAMANTHA L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.02032.x
Subject(s) - biology , spiny lobster , panulirus argus , microsatellite , linkage disequilibrium , locus (genetics) , population , zoology , population genetics , disequilibrium , genetics , evolutionary biology , allele , crustacean , gene , haplotype , demography , sociology , medicine , ophthalmology
We describe 10 microsatellite loci for Panulirus argus (Caribbean spiny lobster). The number of alleles at each locus ranged from four to 39 (mean = 21.8) in 89 juvenile specimens collected at two different times at a recruitment site in south Florida. Levels of expected and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.48 to 0.96 (mean = 0.83) and from 0.32 to 0.98 (mean = 0.71), respectively. Significant departures from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium were observed at two loci. There was no evidence of genotypic disequilibrium for any pair of loci. Overall, the loci were well resolved, highly polymorphic and independently segregating, confirming their utility for population genetic studies.