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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from reed parrotbill, Paradoxornis heudei (Aves: Timaliidae)

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Eleven microsatellite markers were obtained from reed parrotbill, Paradoxornis heudei, using the fast isolation by AFLP of sequences containing repeats (FIASCO) method as part of an effort to compare levels of genetic diversity in different populations of China. Polymorphism levels ranged form 5 to 11 alleles (mean = 9.27) using 32 reed parrotbills, with the observed heterozygosity ranging from 0.037 to 0.80. Six loci were significant deviated from HWE and nine loci showed linkage equilibrium. The utility of these loci on two other Passeriformes species, vinous-throated parrotbill (P. webbianus) and oriental great reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis), were also tested.

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  1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210046, China

    Qing Chang, Feifei Shen, Wenli Xie & Kaiya Zhou

  2. College of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230039, China

    Baowei Zhang

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Chang, Q., Shen, F., Xie, W. et al. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from reed parrotbill, Paradoxornis heudei (Aves: Timaliidae). Conserv Genet 10, 237–239 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-008-9555-8

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