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Table 1 Cytochrome b primers for PCR amplification of feather samples

From: Feather barbs as a good source of mtDNA for bird species identification in forensic wildlife investigations

Primera

Sequences (5'→3')

Amplicon

length, bp

Targeted taxa

EG-F10

CTAGGAATCTGCCTACTAACACAAA

297

Passeriformes

EG-R305

TCATGGGAGTACGTAGCCTACGA

  

EG-F144

CGCCAATGGAGCATCCTTCTTC

219

Passeriformes

EG-R370

CAATGTAAGGGATGGCTGAGAATA

  

GA-F407

GRGGRCAAATATCATTYTGAGG

220

Galliformes/

Anseriformes

GA-R627

GGRTTGTTTGAGCCYGATTCG

  

GC-F108

CCTCCTCGGAATCTGCCTAAC

241

Glaucidium Sp.

GC-R349

CTGTGTTYCAGGTTTCTTTGTG

  

AH-F122

GCCTAATGACACAAATCCTAACCG

200

Ardea Sp.

AH-R322

ACGAGCCGTAATAGAGTCCGC

  
  1. aF and R in the primer name denote forward and reverse primers, respectively.