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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the freshwater mussel Lasmigona costata (Bivalvia: Unionoida)

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Eleven microsatellite loci for the freshwater mussel Lasmigona costata were isolated and characterized. Genetic screening of individuals from four rivers in southern Ontario confirmed that all loci were highly polymorphic. These loci should prove useful in a range of studies from fine- and coarse-scale population structure and gene flow to reproductive success of individuals.

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Acknowledgments

This work was made possible through funding from the Endangered Species Recovery Fund of World Wildlife Fund Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Friedrich Fischer and Ryan and Kirsty Hill provided valuable assistance with field sampling.

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  1. Heather S. Galbraith

    Present address: US Geological Survey, Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory, Wellsboro, PA, 16901, USA

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  1. Biology Department, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, K9J 7B8, Canada

    Heather S. Galbraith

  2. Aquatic Research Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, K9J 7B8, Canada

    Kristyne M. Wozney, Caleigh M. Smith & Chris Wilson

  3. Biology Department, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA

    David T. Zanatta

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Galbraith, H.S., Wozney, K.M., Smith, C.M. et al. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the freshwater mussel Lasmigona costata (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Conservation Genet Resour 3, 9–11 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9261-y

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