Genetic structure in two northern muriqui populations (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) as inferred from fecal DNA

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 166-171

  Fagundes, Valériav ^a   Paes, Marcela F ^a   Chaves, Paulo B ^a   Mendes, Sérgio L ^a   Possamai, Carla de B ^b,c   Boubli, Jean P ^d,f   Strier, Karen B ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b RPPN Feliciano Miguel Abdala   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brachyteles; Conservation genetics; Fecal DNA; mtDNA; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTELES; BRAZIL; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BRACHYTELES; BRACHYTELES ARACHNOIDES; BRACHYTELES HYPOXANTHUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 44649085005     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572008000100028     Document Type: Article

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