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Isolation and characterization of 14 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the ark shell Scapharca subcrenata (Bivalvia: Arcidae)

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The ark shell Scapharca subcrenata is an important fishery resource, but has been suffering from severe population decline due to the deterioration of the coastal environment and over-exploitation. To investigate the genetic variation and structure among populations of S. subcrenata, 14 polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed. The number of alleles per polymorphic locus ranged from 11 to 29 and the observed and expected heterozygosity varied from 0.400 to 0.923 and from 0.705 to 0.965, respectively. These microsatellites will help advance the investigation of the genetic population structure and genetic diversity in this species.

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The study was supported by the grants from National High Technology Research and Development Program (2007AA09Z433), and Chinese Ministry of Education (707041).

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  1. Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China

    Yan-Wei Feng, Qi Li & Ling-Feng Kong

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Feng, YW., Li, Q. & Kong, LF. Isolation and characterization of 14 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the ark shell Scapharca subcrenata (Bivalvia: Arcidae). Conserv Genet 10, 1125–1127 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-008-9725-8

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