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Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the three‐toed box turtle ( Terrapene carolina triunguis ) and cross‐amplification in other Terrapene species

2009; Wiley; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02593.x

1755-0998

Anna Buchman, Raelynn Deaton, Christopher P. Randle, Ted Brummel, E. D. WILSON, William I. Lutterschmidt,

Bird parasitology and diseases

We isolated and characterized eight polymorphic microsatellite loci for a Texas population of three-toed box turtle, Terrapene carolina triunguis, using a refined hybridization capture procedure. All eight primer pairs amplified successfully at all loci in seven Texas ornate box turtles (T. ornata ornata). Due to the decline and conservation concerns of North American box turtles, these isolated microsatellites may be a most valuable tool for evaluating baseline population genetic structure for threatened box turtle populations.