| characterization of mauritius parakeet (psittacula eques) microsatellite loci and their cross-utility in other parrots (psittacidae, aves). | we characterized 21 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered mauritius parakeet (psittacula eques). loci were isolated from a mauritius parakeet genomic library that had been enriched separately for eight different repeat motifs. loci were characterized in up to 43 putatively unrelated mauritius parakeets from a single population inhabiting the black river gorges national park, mauritius. each locus displayed between three and nine alleles, with the observed heterozygosity ranging betwe ... | 2009 | 21564887 |
| hygiene and biosecurity protocols reduce infection prevalence but do not improve fledging success in an endangered parrot. | emerging infectious diseases (eids) are recognised as global extinction drivers of threatened species. unfortunately, biodiversity managers have few tested solutions to manage them when often the desperate need for solutions necessitates a response. here we test in situ biosecurity protocols to assess the efficacy of managing psittacine beak and feather disease (pbfd), one of the most common and emergent viral diseases in wild parrots (psittaciformes) that is currently affecting numerous threate ... | 2019 | 30886308 |