Corallium rubrum, an endemic Mediterranean gorgonian coral, has undergone an intensive exploitation leading to the extinction of local commercial banks and changes in the structure and dynamics of coastal populations. Management and conservation of this species requires a better understanding of the genetic structuring and connectivity among populations. With this aim, seven microsatellite loci have been isolated. All loci were polymorphic with allele numbers ranging from 5 to 26 and observed heterozygosities ranging from 0.18 to 0.68. Significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg expected genotype frequencies due to heterozygote deficiency were detected at all loci.
Costantini F., Abbiati M. (2006). Development of microsatellite markers for the Mediterranean gorgonian coral Corallium rubrum. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES, 6(2), 521-523 [10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01305.x].
Development of microsatellite markers for the Mediterranean gorgonian coral Corallium rubrum
COSTANTINI, FEDERICA;ABBIATI, MARCO
2006
Abstract
Corallium rubrum, an endemic Mediterranean gorgonian coral, has undergone an intensive exploitation leading to the extinction of local commercial banks and changes in the structure and dynamics of coastal populations. Management and conservation of this species requires a better understanding of the genetic structuring and connectivity among populations. With this aim, seven microsatellite loci have been isolated. All loci were polymorphic with allele numbers ranging from 5 to 26 and observed heterozygosities ranging from 0.18 to 0.68. Significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg expected genotype frequencies due to heterozygote deficiency were detected at all loci.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
