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 hydroelectric power station construction and agricultural land expansion. In the present study, we test...

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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: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2007
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://hdl.handle.net/11449/69877
http://www.geneticsmr.com//year2007/vol6-2/pdf/gmr0308.pdf
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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 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.

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