Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in black grouse (Tetrao tetrix)

We isolated eight microsatellite loci in the black grouse (Tetraonidae). Polymorphism ranged from 2 to 15 alleles (48 individuals from the same locality examined). Cross-specific amplifications suggests that some of these microsatellites may be used in other tetraonids and, to a lesser extent, in some other phylogenetically more distant galliforms.