title: Genetic characterization of 18 novel microsatellite loci in northern pike (Esox lucius L.).
abstract: The northern pike (Esox lucius L.), an important predatory freshwater species, is undergoing significant population decline. In this study, 18 novel polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and used for assessing genetic variation in the Chinese Ulungur and Hungarian Balaton populations of the species. The number of alleles ranged from 2 to 13, observed heterozygosity from 0.154 to 0.920 and expected heterozygosity from 0.145 to 0.921, thereby indicating the specific usefulness of these suites of markers for investigating genetic variability.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Resources and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chenghui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Yuqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xinxin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zsigmond
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jeney
authors.forename: Sifa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li