Polymorphic microsatellites in the black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

• Published in: Molecular Ecology Notes
• Main Authors: Tirard, Claire, Helfenstein, Fabrice, Danchin, Etienne, G. J.
• Other Authors: Parasitologie évolutive (PE), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Fonctionnement et évolution des systèmes écologiques (FESE)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2002
• Subjects: [extra-pair paternity]; [genetic variability]; [Rissa tridactyla]; [seabird]; [SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]; [SDV.MP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology; Black-legged Kittiwake; rissa tridactyla; Stercorarius parasiticus; Uria aalge; uria
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00086091; https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00258.x

We isolated seven microsatellite sequences from a library of recombinant clones in Rissa tridactyla (Laridae). We investigated their polymorphism in one population from France. Preliminary results indicate that these markers should prove valuable tools for the study of mating systems, population genetic structure and dispersal abilities in this seabird species. We present the results of cross-species amplification for two seabird species: Uria aalge (Alcidae) and Stercorarius parasiticus (Stercorariidae). Some of the microsatellites isolated in R. tridactyla might be useful for studies on other seabird species.