Isolation of 22 new Haliaeetus microsatellite loci and their characterization in the critically endangered Madagascar fish‐eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) and three other Haliaeetus eagle species |
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| Authors: | RUTH E TINGAY DEBORAH A DAWSON JAGROOP PANDHAL MICHLE L CLARKE VICTOR A DAVID FRANK HAILER MELANIE CULVER |
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| Institution: | RUTH E. TINGAY,DEBORAH A. DAWSON,JAGROOP PANDHAL,MICHÈLE L. CLARKE,VICTOR A. DAVID,FRANK HAILER,MELANIE CULVER |
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| Abstract: | We isolated a total of 22 microsatellite loci from two Haliaeetus species: the Madagascar fish‐eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) and the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Five loci were monomorphic in both the Madagascar fish‐eagle (n = 24–43) and the bald eagle (n = 2–8) but were found to be polymorphic in other Haliaeetus species. Haliaeetus loci have proved useful for investigating gene flow in Haliaeetus and Aquila eagles. Ten loci were polymorphic in the critically endangered Madagascar fish‐eagle and will be used to investigate the genetic population structure and mating system in this species. |
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| Keywords: | Accipitridae cross‐species utility eagle Falconiformes Haliaeetus microsatellite |
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