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Table 2 Number of alleles (k), number of genotyped adults (N), observed heterozygosity (Hobs), expected heterozygosity (Hexp) and deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HW) for each microsatellite locus over the three study years (NS = non significant)

From: Females tend to prefer genetically similar mates in an island population of house sparrows

Locus

k

N

Hobs

Hexp

HW

PdomD09

8

343

0.73

0.76

NS

PdomA08

12

335

0.72

0.80

NS

PdomB01

9

343

0.62

0.61

NS

PdomH05

16

343

0.70

0.71

NS

Mjg1

21

343

0.90

0.92

NS

Ase18

15

343

0.86

0.88

NS

Pdo3

16

343

0.91

0.89

NS

Pdo5

18

343

0.83

0.84

NS

Pdo1

15

334

0.84

0.86

NS

Pdo10

13

337

0.87

0.88

NS

Pdo16

13

343

0.81

0.82

NS

Pdo27

14

322

0.84

0.84

NS