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Isolation and characterization of species-specific microsatellite loci in red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus)

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Ten microsatellite markers were developed via pyrosequencing for the red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus). These microsatellite loci displayed 3–15 alleles with expected heterozygosity values ranging between 0.580 and 0.907 and observed heterozygosity between 0.509 and 0.870. The high level of polymorphisms observed in the microsatellite markers supports future investigations to improve our knowledge of the genetic structure and relatedness of these birds. This is the first development of species specific markers for the red-billed oxpecker.

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  1. Genetics Department, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa

    Rutger Spies, Desiré L. Dalton, Christiaan Labuschagne & Antoinette Kotzé

  2. National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, P.O. Box 754, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa

    Desiré L. Dalton & Antoinette Kotzé

  3. Inqaba Biotechnical Industries (Pty) Ltd, P.O. Box 14356, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa

    Christiaan Labuschagne

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Spies, R., Dalton, D.L., Labuschagne, C. et al. Isolation and characterization of species-specific microsatellite loci in red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus). Conservation Genet Resour 4, 869–871 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-012-9661-2

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