Dinucleotide microsatellite markers from the Antarctic seals and their use in other Pinnipeds

Abstract Twenty‐four microsatellite loci were isolated from three species of Antarctic seals (Subfamily Monachinae, Tribe Lobodontini). Eleven loci were cloned from Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii , seven from leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx , and six from crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus...

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Published in:Molecular Ecology Notes
Main Authors: Davis, C. S., Gelatt, T. S., Siniff, D., Strobeck, C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002
Subjects:
Antarctic
Bird Island
Hydrurga
McMurdo Sound
Ross Sea
The Antarctic
Weddell
Antarc*
Crabeater Seal
Crabeater Seals
Hydrurga leptonyx
Leopard Seal
Leopard Seals
Lobodon carcinophagus
Ross Seal
Weddell Seal
Weddell Seals
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00187.x-i2
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Summary:Abstract Twenty‐four microsatellite loci were isolated from three species of Antarctic seals (Subfamily Monachinae, Tribe Lobodontini). Eleven loci were cloned from Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii , seven from leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx , and six from crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus . Variability was assessed in Weddell seals collected in McMurdo Sound, leopard seals from Bird Island, South Georgia, and crabeater seals sampled in the eastern Ross Sea. All loci were variable in the three species used for cloning and 22 of these loci amplified variable products in the Ross seal, Ommatophoca rossii . Cross‐species amplification was largely successful, with an average of 19 loci amplifying products in other phocids.

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