title: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from the great hornbill, Buceros bicornis.
abstract: Thirteen polymorphic microsatellite markers were isolated and characterized from the great hornbill, Buceros bicornis. In analyses of 20 individuals, the numbers of alleles per locus varied from two to 11. The expected and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.22 to 0.88 and from 0.20 to 1.00, respectively. The mean polymorphic information content was 0.62. Among these, three loci deviated from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. However, no significant genotypic disequilibrium was detected between any pair of loci. These microsatellite markers are useful for the population genetic study of the great hornbill.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
authors.forename: Siriphatr
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chamutpong
authors.forename: Daichi S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Nareerat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Viseshakul
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nishiumi
authors.forename: Pilai
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poonswad
authors.forename: Mathurose
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ponglikitmongkol