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Polymorphic microsatellite loci in pheasant coucal (Centropus phasianinus)

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Marie Hale, Marije Verduijn, Dr Kirsten Wolff

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Abstract

Little is known about the effect of male parental care and behavioural sex-role reversal on the mating system of birds because genetic markers for species with these characteristics are lacking. We developed primers for nine polymorphic microsatellite loci in pheasant coucals (Centropus phasianinus). Eight of the primers were also polymorphic in African black coucals (Centropus grillii). Pheasant coucals are of particular interest in the study of evolutionary and behavioural ecology, because their sex-role reversal and extensive male parental care suggests low levels of extra-pair fertilizations, yet they have large testes indicating sperm competition. © 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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Author(s): Maurer G, Hale ML, Verduijn MH, Wolff K

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Molecular Ecology Notes

Year: 2005

Volume: 5

Issue: 2

Pages: 337-339

Print publication date: 01/06/2005

ISSN (print): 1471-8278

ISSN (electronic): 1755-0998

Publisher: Wiley

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.00919.x

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.00919.x

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