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Development of nine polymorphic microsatellite loci in the squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)

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We designed nine polymorphic markers for the squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis), an arboreal marsupial in eastern Australia. These markers will assist in the management of isolated populations and the evaluation of wildlife corridors.

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Acknowledgments

We thank the Baker Foundation, the Roads and Maritime Service New South Wales, the Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (DP0984876) and the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment for funding this research. Thanks to Andrea Taylor, Paul Sunnucks and Melinda Ziino (Australian Genome Research Facility) for advice during this project.

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  1. Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia

    K. Soanes & R. van der Ree

  2. School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia

    K. Soanes

  3. Fenner School for Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia

    S. C. Banks

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Soanes, K., Banks, S.C. & van der Ree, R. Development of nine polymorphic microsatellite loci in the squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis). Conservation Genet Resour 6, 785–786 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-014-0219-3

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