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Development of eight microsatellite markers in the parsley frog ( Pelodytes punctatus )
Author(s) -
JOURDANPINEAU HELENE,
NICOT ANTOINE,
DUPUY VIRGINIE,
DAVID PATRICE,
CROCHET PIERREANDRE
Publication year - 2009
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.1755-0998.2008.02255.x
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , locus (genetics) , allele , zoology , genetics , population , evolutionary biology , gene , demography , sociology
We characterized eight microsatellite loci to study spatial and temporal population structure of Pelodytes punctatus , a European anuran that has a peculiar breeding pattern among amphibians. The eight loci proved to be highly polymorphic with the number of alleles per locus ranging from two to 15 within two populations. Cross‐amplification indicates that those markers may be also useful for closely related species from the same family.