Evolution at the molecular level is manifested in a variety of types of change in DNA
sequences, including changes in the structure and organisation of chromosomes. However …

Although the application of population and evolutionary genetic theory and methods to
address issues of conservation relevance has a long history, the formalization of …

We have developed a new approach to create microsatellite primer sets that have high utility
across a wide range of species. The success of this method was demonstrated using birds …

Background Songbirds hold great promise for biomedical, environmental and evolutionary
research. A complete draft sequence of the zebra finch genome is imminent, yet a need …

Passeriformes are the largest order of birds and one of the most widely studied groups in
evolutionary biology and ecology. Until recently genomic tools in passerines relied on …

Background Genetic linkage maps are essential tools when searching for quantitative trait
loci (QTL). To maximize genome coverage and provide an evenly spaced marker …

Abstract Background Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) or microsatellite markers are valuable
for genetic research. Experimental methods to develop SSR markers are laborious, time …

Microsatellite, or simple sequence repeat (SSR), loci can be identified by mining expressed
sequence tag (EST) databases, and where these are available, marker development time …

The study of turtle population genetics has come a long way in the past few decades. In the
early 1990s, technologies such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and automated DNA …

Inbreeding typically reduces fitness. Related partners may fail to reproduce and any inbred
offspring may die early or fail to reproduce themselves. Here we show that inbreeding …