Eight polymorphic microsatellite loci developed and characterized from Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii

Antoinette J Piaggio; Katie Erin G Miller; Marjorie D Matocq; Susan L Perkins

doi:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02243.x

Eight polymorphic microsatellite loci developed and characterized from Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii

Mol Ecol Resour. 2009 Jan;9(1):258-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02243.x. Epub 2008 Oct 23.

Authors

Antoinette J Piaggio¹, Katie Erin G Miller, Marjorie D Matocq, Susan L Perkins

Affiliation

¹ Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Wildlife Genetics Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture, 4101 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA, Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Campus Box 8007 Pocatello, ID 83209-8007, USA, Division of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, USA.

PMID: 21564620
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02243.x

Abstract

Two of the five subspecies of the western big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii, are listed as federally endangered with the remaining three being of conservation concern. Knowing the degree of connectivity among populations would aid in the establishment of sound conservation and management plans for this taxon. For this purpose, we have developed and characterized eight polymorphic microsatellite markers.