Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Skyros wall lizard Podarcis gaigeae (Squamata: Lacertidae)

Summary, in English

Fifteen polymorphic markers were developed from a microsatellite-enriched library for the lizard Podarcis gaigeae. The loci were checked for variability in 68 individuals from a population on the island of Skyros, Greece. The number of alleles ranged from 3 to 23 per locus and expected heterozygosity from 0.29 and 0.94. Most markers were also polymorphic in three closely related Podarcis species, namely P. erhardi, P. taurica and P. milensis. The markers will be used to examine gene flow and differentiation of island and mainland populations of P. gaigeae.

• Författare: Maren Wellenreuther; Anna Runemark; Erik Svensson; Bengt Hansson
• Avdelning/ar: MEMEG; Evolutionär ekologi; Molekylär ekologi och evolution; Populationsbiologi, mikro- och makroevolution
• Publiceringsår: 2009
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 1005-1008
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Molecular Ecology Resources
• Volym: 9
• Issue: 3
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02550.x
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Wiley-Blackwell
• Ämne: Biological Sciences
• Nyckelord: gene flow; molecular markers; Podarcis gaigeae; Squamata; population differentiation; microsatellite markers
• Status: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab; Evolution and Ecology of Phenotypes in Nature
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1755-098X