title: New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) microsatellites: isolation and characterization of 15 novel markers using an enrichment method.
abstract: The New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) plays a significant role in the pollination and sustainability of Australia's endemic flora, and hence fauna. Despite this key ecosystem function, knowledge of P. novaehollandiae life-history traits and population dynamics remain poorly understood. We describe the development of primers amplifying 22 P. novaehollandiae microsatellite loci. Fifteen of the loci were found to be polymorphic, with observed heterozygosity between 0.500 and 1.000, and from four to 17 alleles per locus in adult birds from the study site.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia, Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donnellan
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kleindorfer