title: Isolation and characterization of polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in the pelagic perciform fish Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) from South Africa.
abstract: Eight polymorphic microsatellite loci, containing simple tetranucleotide repeats, were isolated de novo from a Pomatomus saltatrix partial genomic library using the fast isolation by amplified fragment length polymorphism of sequences containing repeats protocol. These loci were further characterized in 100 individuals from two putative populations off the South African east coast. The loci are highly polymorphic with 18-37 alleles (on average 24 alleles/locus) and the observed heterozygosity in both populations was high (0.79). These loci will be used to assess population structuring in P. saltatrix along the southern African coast with consideration of implications for future management of this important linefish species.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Ecology and Evolution Programme, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, Gauteng, South Africa, African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa.
authors.forename: S M R
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Klopper
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Oosthuizen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bloomer