Table 1: Three multiplex PCR panels for the amplification of microsatellite loci in the Common Tern.

Multiplex Panels Locus Primer Sequence (5'–3') Dye Concentration [pmol/µL]
Panel 1 K32 F: CATTGCACGAGTGTTAAGCTG FAM 0.12
R: AAGGGTGCCTGTCCTTGTC
MsSh22 F: GCCAGCTCTGCAATTCTACG HEX 0.24
R: ACCCAGTAACCAGGCAGATG
RBG18 F: AAAGGGCTGCTCATAGTACG HEX 0.09
R: GTAGCATCATGTCTTCCCGC
MsSh07 F: AGGCATTCTGAAATAGTGGGC NED 0.09
R: AGGTCAGATATGTTCGTTGTGG
MsSh03 F: GTTGGTGCTTGGAAGTAGGC NED 0.20
R: AATGCCTGTCAGTTGGGTGG
Panel 2 MsSh23 F: GCGCATGAATGAGAGACAATTG FAM 0.11
R: TGTATCCATGGCTCAGCTACC
MsSh18 F: AGAGCCAGGCACCCATATTC FAM 0.23
R: CAGGTGGGTCGTCATGAGAG
MsSh20 F: GTCCGTACAGAGGTTAACGC HEX 0.12
R: ATGGTCACACTCGTCTCACC
MsSh21 F: TGGTGTGCATGCATTTGTGG NED 0.13
R: GGCATTAGTCAGGGTGTGTC
MsSh31 F: AGAGAGAAGGAATTGGTGTAGC NED 0.09
R: GGACCTGAGATCACCACAAG
Panel 3 MsSh10 F: GCTGCGTATGTCCCAACTTG FAM 0.12
R: CCAAATTGCTCCTCTGGCTG
MsSh08 F: GTAGCCTCAGTACTGGTGGG FAM 0.11
R: CCGTCTAAAGCCAGCACTTG
MsSh09 F: GTGTCACCTGCCCAGAAATG HEX 0.16
R: AGGGCATACATCCCTCATCC
MsSh48 F: ATACACTGGCGGATGTTGTC HEX 0.19
R: ACAAGATGACACAGAGCTGC
MsSh37 F: AGCCAAACGACCTGAGTGAG NED 0.14
R: GGAGAAGAGATGGTGTGTGC

Each forward primer is labeled with one of three different fluorescent dyes.