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Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis , and other mephitids
Author(s) -
DRAGOO JERRY W.,
COAN KATHRYN E.,
MOORE KRISTIN A.,
HENKE SCOTT E.,
FLEISCHER ROBERT C.,
WISELY SAMANTHA M.
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.1755-0998.2008.02463.x
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , loss of heterozygosity , zoology , allele , population , rabies , genetics , virology , gene , demography , sociology
We report 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci primers developed for striped skunks ( Mephitis mephitis ), a widespread mesocarnivore in North America. Numbers of alleles in these loci ranged from seven to 14 and the observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.76 to 1.0. These primers will be useful for studying population dynamics of skunks where rabies is endemic and will be useful to estimate genetic relatedness among females sharing winter dens. Most of these primers amplify across species within the Mephitidae.