Table 2 Characteristics of investigated STR loci: Ta (°C), annealing temperature; TD, touch-down PCR; F, forward; R, reverse; size range (bp); A, number of alleles; PID, probability that two individuals drawn at random share identical genotypes; PIDsib, probability of identity among siblings; repeated motif.

From: Phylogeography of the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata): distinct evolutionary lineages and hybridization with the Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)

Locus

Label

Ta (°C)

Primer sequence (5′–3′)

Size-range (bp)

A

P ID

PIDsib

Repeated motif

Lut435

HEX

48

F: TGAAGCCCAGCTTGGTACTTC

113–133

11

2.7 × 10−2

3.3 × 10−1

(CA)15

   

R: ACAGACAGTATCCAAGGGACCTG

     

Lut615

HEX

TD 52–48

F: TGCAAAATTAGGCATTTCATTCC

223–249

10

9.9 × 10−4

1.1 × 10−1

(GT)12

   

R: ATTCTCTTTTGCCCTTTGCTTC

     

Lut818

FAM

TD 52–48

F: AAGGATGTGAAACAGCATTG

142–184

8

4.5 × 10−5

3.9 × 10−2

(GATA)3

   

R: CCATTTTATACACATAAATCGGAT

     

Lut457

TET

TD 52–48

F: CAGGTTTATGGCTTTATGGCTTTC

153–175

8

2.1 × 10−6

1.4 × 10−2

(CA)9

   

R: CAGGGTTTGATTTCTGGTGAGG

     

Lut701

TET

TD 55–52

F: GGAAACTGTTAAAGGAGCTCACC

152–180

10

1.1 × 10−7

5.0 × 10−3

(CCTT)2…(CTAT)9

   

R: CAGTGTTCATAAGGATGCTCCTAC

     

Lut453

FAM

TD 52–48

F: AGTGCTTTGTACTTGGTAATGG

97–131

9

9.8 × 10−9

2.0 × 10−3

(CA)9

   

R: AGACTGAAAGCTCTGTGAGGTC

     

OT19

FAM

TD 55–52

F: ATAGGTCTCTCAGCACGGTGTCT

203–223

6

1.2 × 10−9

8.7 × 10−4

(GGAA)6..(GAAA)7

   

R: TTAAATCCACATCTGTGACTCTGCA

     

Lut832

TET

TD 52–48

F: TGATACTTTCTACCCAGGTGTC

176–192

5

1.6 × 10−10

3.8 × 10−4

(GATA)8

   

R: TCCTTAGCATTATCTTATTTACCAC

     

Lut604

FAM

TD 55–52

F: TATGATCCTGGTAGATTAACTTTGTG

97–109

6

2.8 × 10−11

1.9 × 10−4

(GT)7

   

R: TTTCAACAATTCATGCTGGAAC

     

OT17

HEX

TD 55–52

F: ATCAGGTATGAGGATACATTTACCT

144–162

4

6.9 × 10−12

1.0 × 10−4

(CTTT)6

   

R: TGCAACCTACTTCTATATGAATTT

     
  1. Loci are sorted according to the increasing order of their PID and PIDsib single-locus values (i.e., the locus at the top is the most informative one), and a sequentially multi-loci PID (PIDsib) is reported for each locus. A, PID and PIDsib values were calculated using the entire L. perspicillata modern dataset (Supplementary Table S1). All loci were from Dallas & Piertney97 with the exception of OT17 and OT1998.