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Cureton, J. C., Buchman, A. B., Randle, C. P., Lutterschmidt, W. I., & Deaton, R. (2009). Characterization of ten novel microsatellite loci for the threatened ornate box turtle, terrapene ornata. Conservation Genetics Resources, accepted, published online 24. July 2009.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Cureton2009 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Genetik = genetics, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Terrapene, Terrapene ornata Creators: Buchman, Cureton, Deaton, Lutterschmidt, Randle Collection: Conservation Genetics Resources |
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Abstract Growing evidence suggests that North American Box Turtles (Terrapene spp.) are declining at an increasing rate. However, there is currently a large gap in our general knowledge of box turtles; thus, baseline demographic and genetic data are needed before a conservation plan can be developed for this group. Therefore, we developed ten microsatellite primers specific to Terrapene ornata. Of the 22 primers developed, 10 consistently amplified at least 20 of the 22 individuals tested. We detected no linkage disequilibrium or null alleles at any of these 10 loci and all loci were polymorphic, ranging from 2 to 19 alleles with an average of 8.2 alleles/locus. No locus deviated significantly from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, and observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.045–0.864 to 0.097–0.944, respectively. These loci may prove useful to researchers in future evolutionary and ecological studies of declining Terrapene species.
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