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Microsatellite markers for the endangered Roanoke logperch, Percina rex (Percidae) and their potential utility for other darter species
Author(s) -
DUTTON DANIEL J.,
ROBERTS JAMES H.,
ANGERMEIER PAUL L.,
HALLERMAN ERIC M.
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.1755-0998.2007.02082.x
Subject(s) - biology , endangered species , percidae , microsatellite , zoology , population , etheostoma , genetic marker , evolutionary biology , ecology , genetics , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , allele , gene , perch , demography , habitat , sociology
The Roanoke logperch ( Percina rex Jordan and Evermann), an endangered fish, occurs in only six watersheds in the Roanoke and Chowan river drainages of Virginia, USA. The species’ population genetic structure is poorly known. We developed 16 microsatellite markers that were reliably scorable and polymorphic P. rex . Markers were also screened in seven other darter species of the genus Percina . Most markers exhibited successful amplification and polymorphism in several species. These markers may therefore prove useful for population genetic studies in other darters, a diverse but highly imperiled group.