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Development of 37 microsatellite loci for the great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) and other Strix spp. owls

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We developed 37 great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) microsatellite primers from CA and TAGA enriched genomic libraries. Primers were tested in 15 great gray owls from California, USA and Alberta, Canada as well as two other Strix species, spotted owl (S. occidentalis) and barred owl (S. varia). These markers will have broad application in investigations of Strix population structure and genetic diversity.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, California Department of Fish and Game, Lindsay Wildlife Hospital, UC Davis Raptor Center, UC Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital, N Anderson, B Stedman, C Stermer, M Todd at GIS, and J Well, for technical assistance and advice. Financial support came from the USDA Forest Service, University of California Genetic Resources Conservation Program, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at UC Davis, and graduate student funding support through UC Davis Graduate Group in Ecology.

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  1. Wildlife and Ecology Unit, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Joshua M. Hull & Holly B. Ernest

  2. Sierra Nevada Research Center, Pacific Southwest Research Station, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1731 Research Park Drive, Davis, CA, 95618, USA

    John J. Keane

  3. Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Lisa A. Tell

  4. Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Holly B. Ernest

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Hull, J.M., Keane, J.J., Tell, L.A. et al. Development of 37 microsatellite loci for the great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) and other Strix spp. owls. Conserv Genet 9, 1357–1361 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-007-9489-6

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