Characterization of tri- and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for the slatey-grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus,Colubridae)

Authors

Sylvain Dubey, University of Sydney
Gregory Brown, University of Sydney
Thomas R. Madsen, University of WollongongFollow
Rick Shine, University of Sydney

RIS ID

27674

Publication Details

Dubey, S., Brown, G., Madsen, T. R. & Shine, R. (2008). Characterization of tri- and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for the slatey-grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus,Colubridae). Molecular Ecology Resources, 8 (2), 431-433.

Abstract

We characterized nine polymorphic microsatellite (six trinucleotides and three tetranucleotides)loci for the slatey-grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus) from Australia, in order to study themating system of this species. Based on a total of 100 samples, the number of alleles perlocus ranged from three to 10, and the observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from0.62 to 0.86 and from 0.53 to 0.83, respectively.