Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)

S Boessenkool; T M King; P J Seddon; J M Waters

doi:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02149.x

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)

Mol Ecol Resour. 2008 Sep;8(5):1043-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02149.x. Epub 2008 Jul 18.

Authors

S Boessenkool¹, T M King, P J Seddon, J M Waters

Affiliation

¹ Department of Zoology, University of Otago, PO Box 56 Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.

PMID: 21585966
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02149.x

Abstract

Twelve microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized in the endangered yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) using enriched genomic libraries. Polymorphic loci revealed two to eight alleles per locus and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.21 to 0.77. These loci will be suitable for assessing current and historical patterns of genetic variability in yellow-eyed penguins.