Abstract
We developed microsatellite markers for the recently described forest rodent, Eliurus carletoni, from an enriched genomic library. Nine loci composed of four dinucleotide, one trinucleotide, one tetranucleotide and three compound repeats were isolated and characterized using two wild populations. One locus was found to be monomorphic. For the polymorphic loci, the average number of alleles per locus was 7.13 and 8.38 for each population. Mean expected and observed heterozygosities were high (i.e. 0.76 and 0.80). Tests for linkage disequilibrium were not significant across all locus pairs. One locus tested significant for null alleles, but only one population exhibited a significant deviation from the Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE) at this locus. All remaining loci show no evidence of departure from HWE. Overall, we identified eight polymorphic loci that may be used in conservation and population genetics studies of E. carletoni.
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