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...

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Autores: LEITE, K. C. E., COLLEVATTI, R. G., MENEGASSO, T. R., TOMAS, W. M., DUARTE, J. M. L.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Brasil
Institución:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/812435
Acceso en línea:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/812435
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Blastocerus Dichotomus
Cervidae
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Sumario: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.