Isolation and characterization of dinucleotide microsatellite loci in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

C. Kongrit; C. Siripunkaw; W. Y. Brockelman; V. Akkarapatumwong; T. F. Wright; L. S. Eggert

doi:10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01916.x

Isolation and characterization of dinucleotide microsatellite loci in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

C. Kongrit
, C. Siripunkaw
, W. Y. Brockelman
, V. Akkarapatumwong
, T. F. Wright
, L. S. Eggert

Mahidol University
University of Missouri
Mahidol University
Mahidol University
New Mexico State University

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Abstract

The endangered Asian elephant is found today primarily in protected areas. We characterized 18 dinucleotide microsatellite loci in this species. Allelic diversity ranged from three to eight per locus, and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.200 to 0.842 in a wild population. All loci were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, but linkage disequilibrium was detected between two loci in the wild, but not in the zoo elephants. These loci will be useful for the population-level studies of this species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-177
Number of pages	3
Journal	Molecular Ecology Resources
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01916.x
Publication status	Published - Jan 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Asian elephant
Elephas maximus
Microsatellites
Noninvasive
Population studies

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