title: Isolation and characterization of 11 tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon).
abstract: We report the isolation of 11 polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon). In a sample of 27 individuals, we observed between 4 and 7 alleles per locus and their observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.37 to 0.85 and from 0.44 to 0.79, respectively. All genotypic frequencies conformed to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium expectations and there were no instances of linkage disequilibrium detected between pairs of loci.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande Edifício C2 5° Piso, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palomares
authors.forename: Isabel R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Bruford
authors.forename: Margarida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santos-Reis