title: Polymorphic microsatellite loci for Japanese Spanish  mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius).
abstract: We isolated and characterized 21 polymorphic  microsatellite loci in Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)  using a (GT)(13)-enriched genomic library. Forty individuals were  collected from Qingdao, China. We found 3 to 24 alleles per locus, with a mean  of 8.8. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.263 to 0.975  and from 0.385 to 0.946, with means of 0.655 and 0.685, respectively. Deviation  from Hardy-Weinberg proportions was detected at three loci. Two loci showed  evidence for null alleles. These microsatellite markers will be useful for  population genetic analysis of Japanese Spanish mackerel.
authors.affiliation: College of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: S-F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Q-S
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Y-Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Z-M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zhuang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers