Cross-species amplification of seventeen polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered Crowned Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus coronatus)

J. H. SARASOLA; D. CANAL PIÑA; C. SOLARO; M. A. GALMES; J. I. ZANÓN-MARTÍNEZ; J. J. NEGRO

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2012 vol. 12 p. 779 - 781

1755-098X

The crowned eagle (Harpyhaliaetus coronatus) is one of the most severely threatened birds of 25 prey in the world for which genetic markers have not been developed. We examined the cross 26 amplification of thirty seven microsatellite loci in this endangered eagle. Seventeen loci were 27 polymorphic and hence valuable as tools for population genetic studies. The number of alleles 28 per locus ranged from 2 to 9, and the average number of alleles across all polymorphic loci 29 was 4.4. The markers tested provide a valuable resource for research in population genetics 30 and the conservation of this species. The success of cross-species amplification suggests that 31 these microsatellites will be useful for studies in a broad range of raptor species.