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- Title
Characterization of twenty-six polymorphic microsatellite markers for the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and their utility in gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
- Authors
Fike, Jennifer A.; Rhodes Jr, Olin E.
- Abstract
Twenty-six polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed for the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger). The number of alleles ranged from 2 to 11 and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.037 to 0.815. Preliminary screening revealed that numerous loci also were polymorphic in other squirrel species: Sciurus carolinensis and Tamiasciurus hudsonicus. These loci should be useful tools for investigating the social structure, mating tactics and movement behavior of fox squirrels.
- Subjects
FOX squirrel; GRAY squirrel; GENETIC carriers; HETEROZYGOSITY; GENETIC markers; MICROSATELLITE repeats
- Publication
Conservation Genetics, 2009, Vol 10, Issue 5, p1545
- ISSN
1566-0621
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10592-008-9789-5