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Development of nine new microsatellite loci for the American beaver, Castor canadensis (Rodentia: Castoridae), and cross-species amplification in the European beaver, Castor fiber

January 1, 2009

We developed nine new nuclear dinucleotide microsatellite loci for Castor canadensis. All loci were polymorphic, except for one. The number of alleles ranged from two to four and from five to 12 in populations from Arizona and Wisconsin, respectively. Average heterozygosity ranged from 0.13 to 0.86 per locus. Since cross-species amplification in Castor fiber was successful only in four loci, we tested also nine recently published C. canadensis loci in the Eurasian species. Eight of the published loci amplified; however, three were monomorphic. The number of alleles was lower in C. fiber than in C. canadensis at all loci tested. ?? 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Publication Year 2009
Title Development of nine new microsatellite loci for the American beaver, Castor canadensis (Rodentia: Castoridae), and cross-species amplification in the European beaver, Castor fiber
DOI 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02364.x
Authors K. Pelz-Serrano, A. Munguia-Vega, A.J. Piaggio, M. Neubaum, P. Munclinger, A. PArtl, Charles van Riper, M. Culver
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Molecular Ecology Resources
Index ID 70032719
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse