title: Seventy new microsatellites for the pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca and amplification in other passerine birds.
abstract: The pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small migratory passerine bird commonly distributed across Europe which has been the focus of considerable ecological and evolutionary research. Here, we present details of 70 microsatellite markers for the species adding to the six which are currently available. Sixty-six markers were also polymorphic in the closely related collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis), while 54 were polymorphic in another related passerine, the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), and 12 were polymorphic in the more distantly related Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland, Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, PO BOX 54 124 Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Leder
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karaiskou
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Primmer