Microsatellite loci in the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster

TY - JOUR

T1 - Microsatellite loci in the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster

AU - Dasmahapatra, K.K.

AU - Lessells, C.M.

AU - Mateman, A.C.

AU - Amos, W.

N1 - Reporting year: 2004 Metis note: 3416; CTE; PVD ; AnE; file:///L:/Endnotedatabases/NIOOPUB/pdfs/Pdfs2004/Dasmahapatra_ea_3416.pdf

PY - 2004

Y1 - 2004

N2 - Twelve polymorphic microsatellite markers have been developed for the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster (Coraciiformes: Meropidae). Screening of eight individuals at these loci showed that the average allelic diversity was 5.8, with a range of two to 11 alleles per locus. The loci reported here will provide insight into the levels of extra-pair parentage, kin selection and dispersal in this species, which has co-operative breeding and nests in large colonies. [KEYWORDS: bee-eater Coraciiformes Meropidae Merops apiaster microsatellite]

AB - Twelve polymorphic microsatellite markers have been developed for the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster (Coraciiformes: Meropidae). Screening of eight individuals at these loci showed that the average allelic diversity was 5.8, with a range of two to 11 alleles per locus. The loci reported here will provide insight into the levels of extra-pair parentage, kin selection and dispersal in this species, which has co-operative breeding and nests in large colonies. [KEYWORDS: bee-eater Coraciiformes Meropidae Merops apiaster microsatellite]

U2 - 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00726.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00726.x

M3 - Article

SN - 1471-8278

VL - 4

SP - 500

EP - 502

JO - Molecular Ecology Notes

JF - Molecular Ecology Notes

IS - 3

ER -