Fourteen Novel Microsatellite Markers for the Gopher Frog, Lithobates capito (Amphibia: Ranidae)
Author ORCID Identifier
Stephen Richterhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6646-2484
Department
Biological Sciences
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2012
Abstract
We isolated and characterized a total of 14 microsatellite loci from gopher frogs, Lithobates capito. This species is of conservation concern because most populations have gone locally extinct across the geographic distribution. Loci were screened for 21 individuals from a single population in Florida. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 7 to 17, observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.667 to 0.947, and the probability of identity values ranged from 0.011 to 0.077. These new loci provide tools for examining the genetic diversity and population structure of L. capito populations and addressing factors associated with their decline
Recommended Citation
Nunziata, Schyler O.; Richter, Stephen C.; Denton, Robert D.; Yeiser, John M.; Wells, Danielle E.; Jones, Kenneth L.; Hagen, Cris; and Lance, Stacey L., "Fourteen Novel Microsatellite Markers for the Gopher Frog, Lithobates capito (Amphibia: Ranidae)" (2012). EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship. 660.
https://encompass.eku.edu/fs_research/660
Journal Title
Conservation Genetics Resources