title: Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the lizard Psammodromus algirus (Squamata: Lacertidae).
abstract: Eight microsatellite loci are described for the lizard Psammodromus algirus, a species widely used as a model in behavioural and ecological studies. All loci were highly polymorphic (six alleles or more per locus) in a sample of 24 individuals from a single site near Navacerrada (central Spain). Observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.29 to 0.96. These markers will be used to study mating strategies and determinants of reproductive success in this species.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bloor
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dávila