Isolation and characterization of microsatellites in European alpine marmots (Marmota marmota)

A. da Silva (1) , G. Luikart (1) , D. Allaine (1) , P. Gautier (1) , P. Taberlet (1) , F. Pompanon (1)

1 LECA - Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine

For future investigations of the mating system of a highly social mammal (Marmota marmota), we identified 16 new microsatellites using an enrichment protocol. Five loci were revealed to be polymorphic. The polymorphism was rather low (two to six alleles among 24 individuals). However, these markers, added to the other six published microsatellites for M. marmota and Spermophilus citellus, will help to assess dispersal patterns and test for genetic monogamy in alpine marmots from the European Alps.

Mots clés: enrichment; extra-pair copulation; microsatellite cloning; monogamy; paternity assignment; sciurid mammals

Domaines: Biodiversité et Ecologie; Biodiversité; Ecologie, Environnement

A. da Silva, G. Luikart, D. Allaine, P. Gautier, P. Taberlet, et al.. Isolation and characterization of microsatellites in European alpine marmots (Marmota marmota). Molecular Ecology Notes, 2003, 3 (2), pp.189-190. ⟨10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00392.x⟩. ⟨halsde-00279789⟩