title: Isolation and characterization of 10 microsatellite DNA markers in the oriental honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus).
abstract: We designed 10 new microsatellite markers for the oriental honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) and tested them on 44 individuals. The number of alleles ranged from two to 12 with an average of five, while the observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.273 to 1.0. Linkage disequilibrium was not found. These markers are being used in a study of the ecology of this species in Taiwan. We also tested their utility on eight other raptor species.
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Guo-Jing
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Shou-Hsien
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lucia Liu
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Severinghaus