title: Microsatellite markers isolated from the flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi).
abstract: Eight polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci were isolated from the flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) for future population genetic studies. Genetic variability was assessed using at least 38 individuals from two populations. Allele numbers ranged from three to nine per locus. Mean observed heterozygosity varied from 0.27 to 0.78. No locus deviated from Hardy-Weinberg (HW) or linkage equilibria in either population. The high levels of detected polymorphism indicate the utility of these markers for population genetic studies of this Galápagos species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology R223, University of Missouri-St Louis, 1 University Boulevard, St Louis, MO 63121-4499, USA, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, PO Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802, USA.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duffie
authors.forename: Travis C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Glenn
authors.forename: Cris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parker