Polymorphic Microsatellite Markers for Studies of the Conservation and Reproductive Genetics of Imperilled Sand Tiger Sharks (Carcharias taurus)

Authors

Kevin A. Feldheim, Field Museum of Natural History - Chicago
Adam J. Stow, Macquarie University - Sydney, Australia
Heidi Ahonen, Macquarie University - Sydney, Australia
Demian D. Chapman, Nova Southeastern University
Mahmood S. Shivji, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Vic Peddemors, University of KwaZulu-Natal - Durban, South Africa
Sabine Wintner, Natal Sharks Board - South Africa; University of KwaZulu-Natal - Durban, South Africa

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2007

Publication Title

Molecular Ecology Resources

Keywords

Carcharias taurus, Grey nurse shark, Microsatellite enrichment, Sand tiger shark

ISSN

1755-098X

Volume

7

Issue/No.

6

First Page

1366

Last Page

1368

Abstract

We report on the isolation of eight microsatellites from the sand tiger shark, Carcharias taurus, using an enrichment protocol. All loci, with the exception of Cta45–183, were in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. Loci exhibited three to 15 alleles, and observed and expected heterozygosities of 0.095–1.000 and 0.284–0.924, respectively. An additional marker (Iox-12) developed from a shortfin mako library was variable in sand tigers. These markers will be used to examine population genetics and mating patterns of this imperilled species.

Comments

©2007 The Authors, Journal compilation ©2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

NSUWorks Citation

Kevin A. Feldheim, Adam J. Stow, Heidi Ahonen, Demian D. Chapman, Mahmood S. Shivji, Vic Peddemors, and Sabine Wintner. 2007. Polymorphic Microsatellite Markers for Studies of the Conservation and Reproductive Genetics of Imperilled Sand Tiger Sharks (Carcharias taurus) .Molecular Ecology Resources , (6) : 1366 -1368. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/368.

ResearcherID

G-4080-2013

DOI

10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01888.x