title: Development of eight microsatellite markers in the parsley frog (Pelodytes punctatus).
abstract: We characterized eight microsatellite loci to study spatial and temporal population structure of Pelodytes punctatus, a European anuran that has a peculiar breeding pattern among amphibians. The eight loci proved to be highly polymorphic with the number of alleles per locus ranging from two to 15 within two populations. Cross-amplification indicates that those markers may be also useful for closely related species from the same family.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, UMR 5175, Canyus CNRS, 1919 route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jourdan-Pineau
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nicot
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dupuy
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Pierre-Andre
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Crochet