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Polymorphic microsatellite loci from Sprague's pipit ( Anthus spragueii ), a grassland endemic passerine bird
Author(s) -
CRAWFORD NICHOLAS G.,
PETERS MAUREEN B.,
HAGEN CRIS,
GLENN TRAVIS C.,
DAVIS STEPHEN K.,
SOMERS CHRISTOPHER M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02240.x
Subject(s) - passerine , biology , microsatellite , songbird , locus (genetics) , zoology , ecology , endemism , loss of heterozygosity , allele , genetics , gene
We developed 11 novel microsatellite loci for Sprague's pipit (Anthus spragueii) , a songbird endemic to the Northern Great Plains of central North America. These loci were screened in 21 individuals from southern Saskatchewan, Canada. All 11 loci were polymorphic, with the number of alleles per locus ranging from five to 23, polymorphic information content from 0.312 to 0.947, and observed heterozygosity from 0.476 to 0.900. These loci will be suitable for a wide variety of studies on pipit natural history, ecology, and conservation.