title: PERMANENT GENETIC RESOURCES: Characterization of tri- and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for the slatey-grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus, Colubridae).
abstract: We characterized nine polymorphic microsatellite (six trinucleotides and three tetranucleotides) loci for the slatey-grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus) from Australia, in order to study the mating system of this species. Based on a total of 100 samples, the number of alleles per locus ranged from three to 10, and the observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.62 to 0.86 and from 0.53 to 0.83, respectively.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Heydon-Laurence Building, A08, Science Road, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: Gregory P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shine