Dear Colleagues, We would like to inform you of a new publication now available at Conservation Genetics Resources. J.P. Torres-Florez; R. Hucke-Gaete; H. Rosenbaum & C.C. Figueroa. 2012. Isolation and Characterization of nine new polymorphic microsatellites loci for blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus). Abstract Nine polymorphic microsatellite markers for blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) are developed from, genomic libraries. They are characterized using 32 B. musculus individuals from Southern and Northern Chile population(s). The number of alleles per locus range from 5 to 9. The observed and expected heterozygosities range from 0.438 to 0.906 and from 0.520 to 0.839, respectively. None loci departed significantly from HWE (P \ 0.05). These microsatellite loci are expected to contribute to reveal blue whale population boundaries, taxonomic status and to improve conservation priorities with the aim to propose management units of B. musculus. A PDF file is available at: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s12686-... Or by emailing me at: jptorresflorez@uach.cl Best regards, Juan Pablo Torres Florez, Dr. Postdoctoral researcher Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas Universidad Austral de Chile Casilla 567 - Valdivia, CHILE Phone: +56 9 78769167 http://www.ballenazul.org