This microsatellite readme.txt file was generated on 2021-03-17 by Sahar Javaheri Tehrani. Microsatellite data used for inference of genetic patterns of diversification in great tit with STRUCTURE; population data set: 73 individuals (ind) from 4 populations (pop), allele lengths for eleven microsatellite loci (columns E-Z). GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Dataset: microsatellite data 2. Author Information A. Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Sahar Javaheri Tehrani Institution: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Department of biology Address: Email: Sahar.javaheri91@gmail.com B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Mansour Aliabadian Institution: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Department of biology Address: Email: aliabadi@um.ac.ir C. Alternate Contact Information Name: Laura Kvist Institution: University of Oulu, Department of Ecology and Genetics Address: Email: laura.kvist@oulu.fi D. Alternate Contact Information Name: Omid Mirshamsi Institution: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Department of biology Address: Tarbiat Modares University, Department of Environmental Sci. Email: E. Alternate Contact Information Name: Seyed Mahmoud Ghasempouri Institution: Address: Email: ghasempm@modares.ac.ir 3. Geographic location of data collection: Iran, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.    4. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: This study was funded by a grant from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad to S. J. T under project number 3.39989. DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILENAME] 1. Number of loci: 11 2. Number of populations: 4 3. Missing data codes: Missing data was coded as 999.