title: New polymorphic microsatellite loci in the house sparrow, Passer domesticus.
abstract: We developed 13 new polymorphic microsatellite loci in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus), which exhibited from 2 to 15 alleles. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.17 to 0.77 and from 0.35 to 0.85, respectively. We detected no linkage disequilibrium between loci. Allele frequencies supported Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for 8 loci out of 13 after Bonferroni correction. Combined with loci previously isolated in the house sparrow, these new microsatellite markers provide valuable tools to study population genetics of this species.
authors.affiliation: Biogéosciences, UMR CNRS 5561, Université de Bourgogne, 6 Boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France UMR CNRS-IRD 2724, Centre IRD, 911 avenue Agropolis, BP 64501 Montpellier cedex 5, France UMR 1096, CIRAD TA40/03, 34398 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garnier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arnathau
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Risterucci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Esparza-Salas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cellier-Holzem
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sorci