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Development and characterization of microsatellite loci in the American white pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos )
Author(s) -
HICKMAN CALEB R.,
PETERS MAUREEN B.,
CRAWFORD NICHOLAS G.,
HAGEN CRIS,
GLENN TRAVIS C.,
SOMERS CHRISTOPHER 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.1755-0998.2008.02191.x
Subject(s) - biology , locus (genetics) , microsatellite , loss of heterozygosity , pelican , allele , white (mutation) , genetics , zoology , population , evolutionary biology , ecology , gene , demography , sociology
We isolated and characterized nine microsatellite loci from the American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos . The loci were screened in 23 individuals from the eastern and western populations of North America and were polymorphic, with the number of alleles per locus ranging from two to eight. Polymorphic information content ranged from 0.185 to 0.820 and observed heterozygosity from 0.217 to 0.957. These new loci will provide tools for studies of population structure in this species, thereby aiding conservation planning.