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Microsatellite markers for the Common ringtail possum ( Pseudocheirus peregrinus ) and their amplification in other Pseudocheirids
Author(s) -
LANCASTER MELANIE L.,
COOPER STEVEN J. B.,
CARTHEW SUE,
TAYLOR ANDREA
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.1755-0998.2009.02729.x
Subject(s) - biology , marsupial , microsatellite , locus (genetics) , loss of heterozygosity , evolutionary biology , allele , zoology , gene flow , null allele , genetics , genetic variation , gene
Eleven microsatellite markers were developed for the Common ringtail possum, an arboreal marsupial abundant in fragmented forests of south‐eastern Australia. Loci were highly polymorphic (4–32 alleles per locus) and heterozygosity ranged from 0.66 to 1. Two loci deviated significantly from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium proportions, possibly because of low‐frequency null alleles. These markers will be informative for examining patterns of gene flow, relatedness and mating systems within fragmented populations of the Common ringtail possum and have potential for use in other Pseudocheirids.