Identification of 24 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

Authors

Jennifer A. Fike, Purdue University
Travis L. DeVault, USDA/APHIS/WS National Wildlife Research CenterFollow
Olin E. Rhodes Jr., Purdue UniversityFollow

Date of this Version

2009

Comments

Published in Molecular Ecology Resources 9 (2009), pp. 1183-1185.

Abstract

Twenty-four polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed for the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus). The number of alleles ranged from two to 13 and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.032 to 0.871. The use of these loci should enable researchers and biologists to learn more about the population structure and ecology of this species.