Table 2. Species-specific quantitative PCR (qPCR) primers.
| Species | Gene | Primer Direction | Sequence (5′-3′) | Product Size (bp) |
| Golden-collared Manakin | PV | Forward | GAAGGGCTTTACCCCAGAAG | 72 |
| Reverse | TTATCTCCAGCAGCCAGAAG | |||
| IGF-I | Forward | AGGAGGCTGGAGATGTACTGTG | 103 | |
| Reverse | GCACTTCCTTTTGTGCTTTTG | |||
| MyoD | Forward | GGAATCACCAAATGATCCAAAG | 74 | |
| Reverse | CTACAATGCTTGAGAGGCAATC | |||
| MSTN | Forward | TGAACCCATTTTTAGAGGTCAG | 85 | |
| Reverse | GTGGAGTGCTCGTCACAGTC | |||
| Zebra Finch | PV | Forward | TTGTCCTGAAGGGCTTTACC | 93 |
| Reverse | TACCATCACCGTCCTTATCTCC | |||
| IGF-I | Forward | AACCAGTTCTGTTGCTGCTG | 89 | |
| Reverse | AAAGCCTCTGTCTCCACACAC | |||
| MyoD | Forward | ACAGAGTCCCCAAATGATCC | 72 | |
| Reverse | AATGCTTGAGAGGCAATCG | |||
| MSTN | Forward | ACTGCGTCTGGAACAAGCTC | 195 | |
| Reverse | AGAAAATCAGACTCTGTAGGCATTG | |||
| Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | PV | Forward | AAGTTTGTCCTGAAGGGCTTTAC | 100 |
| Reverse | TTTTACCATCACCGTCCTTATC | |||
| IGF-I | Forward | GGCTGGAGATGTATTGTGCTC | 98 | |
| Reverse | CACTTCCTTTTGTGCTTTTGG | |||
| MyoD | Forward | AGCAGGAGGACGCTTATTACC | 110 | |
| Reverse | AGGAGGCCCGCTGTATTC | |||
| MSTN | Forward | GCGATGGCTCTTTGGAAG | 75 | |
| Reverse | AATCAGACTCCGTAGGCATTG |