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Eight new polymorphic microsatellite loci from the eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

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We describe eight new polymorphic microsatellite loci (5 dinucleotide and three trinucleotide) for the eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) to complement five previously published loci. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 3 to 15 and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.33 to 0.91. Preliminary screening revealed that loci were polymorphic in other Tyrannidae: Empidonax virescens (n = 10), Tyrannus tyrannus (n = 10), Tyrannus vociferans (n = 5), and Tyrannus melancholicus (n = 28).

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We would like to thank I. Bisson, A. Dolan, M. Murphy, J. Phelps, A. Jahn and the Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado for providing samples for cross-species amplifications. Funding for this research was provided by Purdue University and the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife.

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  1. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, Pfendler Hall room 141, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA

    Amanda S. Beheler, Jennifer A. Fike & Olin E. Rhodes Jr.

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Beheler, A.S., Fike, J.A. & Rhodes, O.E. Eight new polymorphic microsatellite loci from the eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) . Conserv Genet 8, 1259–1261 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-006-9255-1

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