title: Ten di- and trinucleotide microsatellite loci in the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, for studies of regional population connectivity.
abstract: We describe 10 microsatellite loci for Panulirus argus (Caribbean spiny lobster). The number of alleles at each locus ranged from four to 39 (mean = 21.8) in 89 juvenile specimens collected at two different times at a recruitment site in south Florida. Levels of expected and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.48 to 0.96 (mean = 0.83) and from 0.32 to 0.98 (mean = 0.71), respectively. Significant departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed at two loci. There was no evidence of genotypic disequilibrium for any pair of loci. Overall, the loci were well resolved, highly polymorphic and independently segregating, confirming their utility for population genetic studies.
authors.affiliation: Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue S.E. Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-5095, USA.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Tringali
authors.forename: Seifu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seyoum
authors.forename: Samantha L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Schmitt