Publication details
A multiplex set of microsatellite markers for the scarlet rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Molecular Ecology Notes |
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| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Carpodacus; cross-amplification; Fringillidae; heterozygosity; microsatellites |
| Description | Cardueline finches have become important models in studies of sexual selection and evolution of carotenoid-based ornamentation. Here, we describe eight new polymorphic microsatellites isolated from the Scarlet rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) and four from the House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Together with the cross-species amplification of additional loci, originally published for two species of songbirds, we optimized a multiplex panel for C. erythrinus allowing genotyping of 22 polymorphic loci. Number of alleles and heterozygosity per locus in a sample of 34 individuals ranged from three to 38 and from 0.27 to 0.94, respectively. |