Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellitemarkers for the crested caracara, Caracara cheriway
December 31, 2015
We isolated novel microsatellites from the crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) with a shotgun pyrosequencing approach. We tested 80 loci for polymorphism among 20 individuals from the threatened Florida population. Fourteen loci were polymorphic. The mean number of alleles was 2.21 (range 2–3) and the mean observed heterozygosity was 0.41 (range 0.15–0.65). None of the 14 polymorphic loci exhibited significant linkage disequilibrium nor did they deviate significantly from Hardy–Weinberg expectations. We also report 16 monomorphic loci.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Title | Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellitemarkers for the crested caracara, Caracara cheriway |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12686-015-0423-9 |
| Authors | Erin E. Vaughn, James F. Dwyer, Joan L. Morrison, Melanie Culver |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Conservation Genetics Resources |
| Index ID | 70190490 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Coop Res Unit Seattle |