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Published on: October 5, 2017
Development of new nuclear markers and characterization of single nucleotide polymorphisms in kelp gull (Larus
Gisele Pires DE Mendonça Dantas1, Raquel Godinho, João Stenghel Morgante
1Laboratório de biologia evolutiva e conservação de vertebrados, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil. giseledantas@mail.icav.up.pt
Abstract:
The present study seeks to develop nuclear markers for the kelp gull (Larus dominicanus). We hereby report the characterization of 12 independent nuclear introns, where 104 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 8138 sequenced base pairs were observed. These SNP markers are the first to be designed for genotyping a gull species. The markers will provide useful tools for understanding which processes act or acted upon kelp gulls to cause their low genetic variability in mitochondrial DNA. In addition, these markers open a new opportunity for population genetic and evolutionary studies in the Laridae group.

