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Characterization of SSRs from the American lobster, Homarus americanus
Article first published online: 9 NOV 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01597.x
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HODGINS-DAVIS, A., ROBERTS, S., COWAN, D. F., ATEMA, J., BENNIE, M., AVOLIO, C., DEFAVERI, J. and GERLACH, G. (2007), Characterization of SSRs from the American lobster, Homarus americanus. Molecular Ecology Notes, 7: 330–332. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01597.x
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- Issue published online: 20 DEC 2006
- Article first published online: 9 NOV 2006
- Received 13 August 2006; revision accepted 28 September 2006
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Keywords:
- American lobster;
- EST;
- Homarus;
- microsatellite;
- SSR
Abstract
The American lobster (Homarus americanus), a commercially important benthic marine crustacean, is widely distributed along the continental shelf of the western North Atlantic. The population substructure of this species remains poorly understood despite its economic value. Informative markers are required to clarify relationships between local populations. To this end, we developed eight polymorphic short sequence repeats (SSR) for the American lobster, which were derived from expressed sequence tags. Additionally, we tested four SSRs previously identified for the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus L.) for cross-species utility; only one of these showed polymorphism.