SREL Reprint #3333

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

Katherine E. L. Worsley-Tonks1, Stacey L. Lance2, Rochelle R. Beasley2, Kenneth L. Jones3,
and Vanessa O. Ezenwa1,4

1Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
2Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29802, USA
3Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine,
Aurora, CO 80045, USA
4Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia,
Athens, GA 30602, USA

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Nanger granti, Grant’s gazelle, Illumina, Microsatellite, PCR primers

SREL Reprint #3333

Worsley-Tonks, K. E. L., S. L. Lance, R. R. Beasley, K. L. Jones, and V. O. Ezenwa. 2015. Development and characterization of 30 novel microsatellite markers for Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti). Conservation Genetic Resources 7(1):219-221.

This information was provided by the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (srel.uga.edu).