Microsatellite loci isolated from the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), one of the largest Neotropical mammal

Microsatellite loci isolated from the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), one of the largest Neotropical mammal

We describe ten microsatellite loci from the lowland tapir ( Tapirus terrestris ), one of the last members of the Neotropical megafauna and considered a vulnerable species. A total of 74 alleles were detected, ranging from four to thirteen alleles per locus. The expected heterozygosity ranged from 0...

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Published in:Conservation genetics resources Vol. 1; no. 1
Main Authors: Sanches, Alexandra, de Figueiredo, Marina Gomes, Hatanaka, Terumi, de Paula, Fernando Fonseca Pereira, Silveira, Leandro, Jácomo, Anah Tereza A., Galetti, Pedro Manoel
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-12-2009
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Alleles
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Heterozygosity
Life Sciences
Megafauna
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Population genetics
Population studies
Tapirus terrestris
Technical Note
Threatened species
Atlantic forest
Microsatellites
Cerrado
Population genetics
Tapiridae
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Summary:We describe ten microsatellite loci from the lowland tapir ( Tapirus terrestris ), one of the last members of the Neotropical megafauna and considered a vulnerable species. A total of 74 alleles were detected, ranging from four to thirteen alleles per locus. The expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.34 to 0.88, with a mean of 0.635. All but one locus conformed to the Hardy–Weinberg expectations. These microsatellite loci can be used in population genetic studies of the genus Tapirus , in which all species are threatened globally.
ISSN:1877-7252
1877-7260
DOI:10.1007/s12686-009-9028-5