Transferability of microsatellite loci from Cervidae species to the endangered Brazilian marsh deer, Blastocerus dichotomus

• Main Authors: Leite, K. C E, Collevatti, R. G., Menegasso, T. R., Tomas, W. M., Duarte, J. M B
• Other Authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Blastocerus dichotomus; Cervidae; Marsh deer; Microsatellites; Transferability; animal cell; conservation genetics; controlled study; deer; endangered species; gene amplification; gene flow; gene locus; gene sequence; gene transfer; microsatellite marker; nonhuman; population genetic structure; Blastoceros dichotomus; Capreolus capreolus; Mazama bororo; Odocoileus virginianus; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/69877; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/69877; http://www.geneticsmr.com//year2007/vol6-2/pdf/gmr0308.pdf

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 hydroelectric 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 for devising conservation strategies for B. dichotomus. © FUNPEC-RP.