title: Isolation and characterization of 23 polymorphic microsatellite loci for a West Indian iguana (Cyclura pinguis) from the British Virgin Islands.
abstract: Twenty-three polymorphic microsatellite markers were identified and characterized for Cyclura pinguis, a critically endangered species of lizard (Sauria: Iguanidae) native to Anegada Island in the British Virgin Islands. We examined variation at these loci for 39 C. pinguis, finding up to five alleles per locus and an average expected heterozygosity of 0.55. Allele frequency estimates for these microsatellite loci will be used to characterize genetic diversity of captive and wild C. pinguis populations and to estimate relatedness among adult iguanas at the San Diego Zoo that form the nucleus of a captive breeding programme for this critically endangered species.
authors.affiliation: San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027, USA Genetic Identification Services, 9552 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Chatsworth, CA 91311, USA Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1425 Madison Ave, Box 1498, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Allison C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Alberts
authors.forename: Leona G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Chemnick
authors.forename: Glenn P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Kenneth C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Adele A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Oliver A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Ryder