title: Microsatellite DNA markers for the snow vole (Chionomys nivalis).
abstract: A total of 14 dinucleotide microsatellite loci were characterized in the snow vole (Chionomys nivalis). Allelic polymorphism across all loci and 28 individuals representing a single population in the Swiss Alps was high (mean = 10.1 alleles). No significant linkage disequilibrium between pairs of loci and no departure from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were found. These loci will be useful for describing mating systems and population structure and to investigate the genetic consequences of a species living in a highly fragmented habitat.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Museum, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wandeler
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ravaioli
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Bucher