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Thirty polymorphic microsatellite loci from the critically endangered kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus )
Author(s) -
ROBERTSON BRUCE C.,
FRAUENFELDER NATHALIE,
EASON DARYL K.,
ELLIOTT GRAEME,
MOORHOUSE RON
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.1755-0998.2008.02506.x
Subject(s) - biology , critically endangered , microsatellite , endangered species , critically ill , evolutionary biology , genetics , zoology , ecology , allele , gene , medicine , habitat
Thirty polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed from the critically endangered kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus ), using an enriched genomic library. Characterization of loci using 90 kakapo revealed an average of 3.3 alleles per locus (range: 2–5) and an average expected heterozygosity of 0.47 (range: 0.17–0.70). The probability of identity (7.2 × 10 −15 ) and probability of exclusion (0.) demonstrate that these loci are a highly informative marker set that can aid the genetic management of the kakapo.