Characterization of 10 microsatellite loci in an avian louse, Degeeriella regalis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae)

We isolated and characterized 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci in an ischnoceran louse, Degeeriella regalis, which parasitizes the threatened Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) and other falconiform birds. The loci were screened across 30 individuals from two island populations in the Galápagos...

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Published in:Molecular ecology resources 2009-05, Vol.9 (3), p.882-884
Main Authors: PETERS, MAUREEN B., HAGEN, CRIS, WHITEMAN, NOAH K., PARKER, PATRICIA G., GLENN, TRAVIS C.
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Language:English
Subjects:
avian louse
Buteo galapagoensis
Degeeriella regalis
ectoparasite
Galápagos hawk
microsatellites
Philopteridae
Phthiraptera
population genetics
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Summary:We isolated and characterized 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci in an ischnoceran louse, Degeeriella regalis, which parasitizes the threatened Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) and other falconiform birds. The loci were screened across 30 individuals from two island populations in the Galápagos Islands. The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to 28. Polymorphic information content ranged from 0.14 to 0.94 and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0 to 0.67. These markers will be valuable in comparative population genetics studies in this species, which is the focus of a long‐term population and disease ecology research program.
ISSN:1755-098X
1755-0998
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02363.x