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Table 1 Primer sequences, motifs, and characteristics of the 11 microsatellite loci developed and optimized from the black vulture (Coragyps atratus)

From: Development of microsatellite loci for two New World vultures (Cathartidae)

Locus

Panel

Dye label

Primer sequence (5′–3′); F, forward; R, reverse

Repeat motif

n

Size range (bp)

N A

H O

H E

BLVU-36

A

6-FAM

F: CTGAACGGAAACAGAGCTGC

AAAG(7) AACG(6)

30

223–242

4

0.68

0.66

R: CACTATGACCCCTTATGACTCTGG

BLVU-11a,b

A

VIC

F: CTTGAAGAGCAAAGTCGGGG

AGT(13) TTC(11)

30

225–237

3

0.10

0.42

R: AGGACAAATGTGCCTTTCGG

BLVU-37

A

PET

F: CTAATGGCTCCAGACCCAGG

TATC(12)

30

258–266

3

0.52

0.46

R: TTTTGTCCACCTCCTGTCCC

BLVU-05a,b

B

6-FAM

F: GACCTATCCACATGAATGCC

GA(37) AG(17)

30

295–317

9

0.32

0.64

R: GCCTCTGTTAGTATTCCATCCCC

BLVU-38a,b

B

6-FAM

F: TGTCACCTGGAGCTCTGTCC

ATCT(13)

30

168–188

5

0.29

0.62

R: TCATTAGCATGAAATGAAGGTGC

BLVU-09

B

VIC

F: CCTCCATAGATGTGCCCTAACC

GAAA(12) AAGG(18)

30

272–320

5

0.39

0.39

R: ACAGCTTCTCCCTGTGTCCC

BLVU-18

B

PET

F: CTCTCTCTAACCGGCTCTACGC

GTT(10)

30

117–123

2

0.06

0.06

R: GAAGAAGAGAGAGGCGGCG

BLVU-33

C

6-FAM

F: GGGTAGCAAGAGAAAGAGGGG

AGAC(6) GGAA(7)

30

350–406

11

0.71

0.84

R: ATTGTGCATTTCCTCCTGGC

BLVU-39

C

VIC

F: CTTCCTTCCTCTGCCTGC

TGCC(14)

30

109–129

5

0.74

0.70

R: TGAACAGGACTTGATTGTCTCC

BLVU-40

C

NED

F: CCTCTATTGGCTTCAGCAGG

TTCC(8)

30

274–282

3

0.45

0.50

R: GCAAGAGGAAGAGTGGAAGG

BLVU-27

C

PET

F: CCAAAACCTGCCACTGTCC

AAAT(12)

30

214–226

3

0.65

0.59

R: GGTGACATTTTAATGCTGGGC

  1. n is the sample size, NA is the number of alleles, HO is the observed heterozygosity, and HE is the expected heterozygosity
  2. aShowed significant deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni corrections [20]
  3. bShowed evidence of null alleles