Eighteen new tetranucleotide microsatellite DNA markers for Coregonus lavaretus cloned from an alpine lake population.

We developed 18 polymorphic microsatellite markers for Coregonus lavaretus from genomic libraries enriched for (GACA)(n) and (GATA)(n) repeat sequences. Emphasis was placed on developing highly polymorphic, perfect repeats. These loci were screened in 69 individuals from two alpine populations in Austria. Allelic variation was high with nine to 37 alleles per locus and expected heterozygosities ranging from 0.37 to 0.95. The high level of polymorphism revealed by these loci will be relevant for population studies in context to the evolutionary history of this species.