Development of eight microsatellite markers in the parsley frog (Pelodytes punctatus)

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02255.x
• Publication Date: 2009-01-22T11:38:42Z
• Authors: HELENE JOURDAN‐PI...; ANTOINE NICOT; VIRGINIE DUPUY; PATRICE DAVID; PIERRE‐ANDRE CROCHET
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences

We characterized eight microsatellite loci to study spatial and temporal population structure of Pelodytes punctatus, a European anuran that has peculiar breeding pattern among amphibians. The proved be highly polymorphic with the number alleles per locus ranging from two 15 within populations. Cross-amplification indicates those markers may also useful for closely related species same family.