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Development and characterization of 30 novel microsatellite markers for Grant’s gazelle (Nanger granti)

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We isolated and characterized a set of 30 novel microsatellite loci for Grant’s gazelle (Nanger granti). Loci were screened in 24 individuals from a population in Laikipia County, Kenya. The mean number of alleles per locus was 3.73 (range 1–10), and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.00 to 0.870 (mean 0.404). The Grant’s gazelle is currently listed as a species of least concern by the IUCN, but declining numbers across a large part of its range are a cause for concern. These new loci will facilitate basic behavioral, ecological, and population genetic studies of a species facing declining populations.

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Acknowledgments

The Kenya Ministry of Science, Education and Technology and the Kenya Wildlife Service gave permission to conduct this work in Kenya, and animal capture protocols were approved by the University of Georgia IACUC (#A2010 10-188). This work was supported by a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to VOE (IOS-1101836) and partially supported by the DOE under Award Number DE-FC09-07SR22506 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation.

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  1. Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA

    Katherine E. L. Worsley-Tonks & Vanessa O. Ezenwa

  2. Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC, 29802, USA

    Stacey L. Lance & Rochelle R. Beasley

  3. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

    Kenneth L. Jones

  4. Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA

    Vanessa O. Ezenwa

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Worsley-Tonks, K.E.L., Lance, S.L., Beasley, R.R. et al. Development and characterization of 30 novel microsatellite markers for Grant’s gazelle (Nanger granti). Conservation Genet Resour 7, 219–221 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-014-0339-9

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