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Identification and characterization of microsatellite loci in two socially complex old world tropical babblers (Family Timaliidae)

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  • Kaiser, Sara A., Danner, J. E., Bergner, Laura, and Fleischer, Robert C. 2015. "Identification and characterization of microsatellite loci in two socially complex old world tropical babblers (Family Timaliidae)." BMC Research Notes, 8, (1) 707. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1684-9.

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  • Although the highest diversity of birds occurs in tropical regions, little is known about the genetic mating systems of most tropical species. We describe microsatellite markers isolated in the chestnut-crested yuhina (Staphida everetti), endemic to the island of Borneo, and the grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps), widely distributed across Southeast Asia. Both species belong to the avian family Timaliidae and are highly social, putatively cooperatively breeding birds in which helpers attend the nests of members of their social group. We obtained DNA from individuals in social groups breeding in Kinabalu Park, Malaysian Borneo.

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  • 2015

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