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Development and characterization of 11 microsatellite loci for the Mona Island iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri)
K G Rosas1, N Pérez-Buitrago, J P Acevedo
1Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras, Box 23360, San Juan, PR 00931-3360, Puerto Rico, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augres Manor, Trinity, Jersey JE3, 5 BP, Channel Islands, UK.
Abstract:
We isolated and characterized 11 microsatellite loci in the Mona Island iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri). Eleven loci exhibit moderate to high allelic diversity (two to 12 alleles, mean = 4.5) and polymorphism (mean observed heterozygosity, 0.56; range, 0.26 to 0.78) in 41 adults. This marker set has low probability of identity and high parentage exclusion power and will be suitable for studies of paternity, social organization and relatedness in this species.
