Isolation and characterization of 7 microsatellite loci for the Florida Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia floridana)

Department of Biology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, United States
UF Veterinary Forensic Program, W.R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
Graduate Program in Environmental Science and Department of Biology, Pace University Pleasantville/Briarcliff, Pleasantville, New York, United States
DOI
10.7287/peerj.preprints.1927v1
Subject Areas
Conservation Biology, Ecology, Genetics
Keywords
Burrowing Owl, Raptor, Microsatellites, Genetic Variation
Copyright
© 2016 Laxer et al.
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Laxer A, Krause M, Clark AM, Grigione MM, Sarno R. 2016. Isolation and characterization of 7 microsatellite loci for the Florida Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia floridana) PeerJ Preprints 4:e1927v1

Abstract

Despite long-term scientific interest in the Florida Burrowing Owl, little is known about key aspects of its ecology that likely influence population persistence. This is a cause of alarm considering that the Florida Burrowing Owl has been designated a “Species of Special Concern” since 1979. Therefore, seven microsatellite loci were developed and characterized for 48 Florida Burrowing Owls. All loci were polymorphic and six of them differed significantly from Hardy-Weinberg expectations. Although preliminary, the number of loci out of HW equilibrium may result from low population size and resultant non-random mating that could be caused by habitat fragmentation as development has ensued.

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This is a preprint submission to PeerJ Preprints.

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