title: Development and characterization of 11 microsatellite loci for the Mona Island iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri).
abstract: We isolated and characterized 11 microsatellite loci in the Mona Island iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri). Eleven loci exhibit moderate to high allelic diversity (two to 12 alleles, mean = 4.5) and polymorphism (mean observed heterozygosity, 0.56; range, 0.26 to 0.78) in 41 adults. This marker set has low probability of identity and high parentage exclusion power and will be suitable for studies of paternity, social organization and relatedness in this species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras, Box 23360, San Juan, PR 00931-3360, Puerto Rico, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augres Manor, Trinity, Jersey JE3, 5 BP, Channel Islands, UK.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Rosas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pérez-Buitrago
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Acevedo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Funk
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: McMillan