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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
S Boessenkool1, T M King, P J Seddon
1Department of Zoology, University of Otago, PO Box 56 Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
Molecular Ecology Resources
|May 19, 2011
Abstract:
Twelve microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized in the endangered yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) using enriched genomic libraries. Polymorphic loci revealed two to eight alleles per locus and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.21 to 0.77. These loci will be suitable for assessing current and historical patterns of genetic variability in yellow-eyed penguins.
