title: Eleven polymorphic microsatellite markers for Oedaleus decorus (Orthoptera, Acrididae), an endangered grasshopper in Central Europe.
abstract: We isolated and characterized 11 microsatellite loci in the grasshopper Oedaleus decorus (Orthoptera: Acrididae), an endangered species in Central Europe. Polymorphism was studied from two populations, one out of two populations known from Switzerland (n = 20 individuals) and one site from south of France (n = 20). The number of alleles and the expected heterozygosity ranged from five to 12 and from 0.559 to 0.898, respectively, in the Swiss population, and from 14 to 23 and from 0.895 to 0.974, respectively, in the French population. These microsatellite markers are suitable for further conservation genetic studies of O. decorus.
authors.affiliation: Conservation Biology Division, Zoological Institute, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland, Centre de Biologie et Gestion des Populations (UMR 22), INRA, Campus International de Baillarguet, CS 3001, 34988 Montferrier sur Lez cedex, France.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berthier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loiseau
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Streiff
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arlettaz