Transferability of microsatellite loci from Cervidae species to the endangered Brazilian marsh deer, Blastocerus dichotomus.
Blastocerus dichotomus, the marsh deer, is the largest Brazilian Cervidae species. The species is endangered because of hunting and loss of its natural habitat, i.e., flood plain areas, because of hydroeletric power station construction and agricultural land expansion. In the present study we tested 38 microsatellite loci from four Cervidae species: Odocoileus virginianus (7), Rangifer tarandus (17), Capreolus capreolus (7), and Mazama bororo (7). Eleven loci showed clear amplification, opening a new perspective for the generation of fundamental population genetic data dor devising conservation strategies for B. dichtomus.
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| Format: | Separatas biblioteca |
| Language: | English eng |
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2007-09-17
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| Subjects: | Blastocerus Dichotomus., Cervidae., |
| Online Access: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/812435 |
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| Summary: | Blastocerus dichotomus, the marsh deer, is the largest Brazilian Cervidae species. The species is endangered because of hunting and loss of its natural habitat, i.e., flood plain areas, because of hydroeletric power station construction and agricultural land expansion. In the present study we tested 38 microsatellite loci from four Cervidae species: Odocoileus virginianus (7), Rangifer tarandus (17), Capreolus capreolus (7), and Mazama bororo (7). Eleven loci showed clear amplification, opening a new perspective for the generation of fundamental population genetic data dor devising conservation strategies for B. dichtomus. |
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