Development of 22 new microsatellite loci for fishers (Martes pennanti) with variability results from across their range |
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| Authors: | MARK J JORDAN J MARK HIGLEY SEAN M MATTHEWS OLIN E RHODES MICHAEL K SCHWARTZ REGINALD H BARRETT PER J PALSB
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| Institution: | MARK J. JORDAN,J. MARK HIGLEY,SEAN M. MATTHEWS,OLIN E. RHODES,MICHAEL K. SCHWARTZ,REGINALD H. BARRETT,PER J. PALSBØLL |
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| Abstract: | We developed 22 new microsatellite loci for the fisher (Martes pennanti), a North American mesocarnivore. The loci were developed with samples from the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, and were screened with samples from this population and four other populations. We observed a range of six to 21 polymorphic loci per population, with the Sierra Nevada population exhibiting markedly lower levels of variation compared to the other four. |
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| Keywords: | fisher Martes pennanti microsatellite |
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