Isolation and characterization of twelve polymorphic microsatellite loci for investigating an extreme case of microgeographical variation in an island bird (Zosterops borbonicus)

Joris A. M. Bertrand*, Ricardo García-Jiménez, Yann Bourgeois, Thomas Duval, Philipp Heeb, Christophe Thébaud, Borja Milá

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    Abstract

    Twelve polymorphic microsatellite loci were characterized in order to investigate an extreme case of microgeographical variation in an island-dwelling passerine (Zosterops borbonicus). Variation was examined in two distinct natural populations of 27 individuals each. The loci displayed 5–20 alleles, with observed heterozygosities ranging between 0.33 and 0.93. All but one loci (Z16) conformed to Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. None of the pairwise comparisons among loci showed significant linkage disequilibrium after sequential Bonferonni correction. Successful cross-species amplification in additional Zosterops species and other passerines suggests their broad applicability.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)323-326
    Number of pages4
    JournalConservation Genetics Resources
    Volume4
    Issue number2
    Early online date7 Oct 2011
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012

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