Abstract
Rhinogobius sp. YB (Gobiidae) distributed in the Ryukyu Archipelago is a fluvial species of gobies. We present 34 novel microsatellite loci that were tested on 32 individuals from the Okierabu-jima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. Seventeen loci were polymorphic, while the remaining 17 were monomorphic. The number of alleles per the polymorphic loci ranged from 2 to 15. The observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.038 to 1.000 and the expected heterozygosities varied from 0.038 to 0.816. These microsatellite loci will enhance future investigations on the genetic differentiation and structure of populations of R. sp. YB.
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This study was supported in part by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Nos. 26450348 and 25450367. Our thanks go to Mses. Aiko Suzuki, Kyoko Yamanoi and Ponthip Goto for their support in chemical analyses and to Mr. Philip Johnson for his English grammar correction of the manuscript.
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Koizumi, N., Moriyama, T., Yoshino, T. et al. Development and characterization of microsatellite loci for Rhinogobius sp. YB (Gobiidae). Conservation Genet Resour 7, 137–141 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-014-0312-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-014-0312-7