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

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 325-330

  Leite, K C E ^a   Collevatti, R G ^a   Menegasso, T R ^b   Tomas, W M ^c   Duarte, J M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blastocerus dichotomus; Cervidae; Marsh deer; Microsatellites; Transferability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; 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; CERVIDAE; MAZAMA BORORO; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 34548281223     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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