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Polymorphic microsatellite loci from the endangered Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

We describe the first microsatellite loci isolated from the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), an endangered mustelid endemic to South America. Fourteen di- and trinucleotide polymorphic loci were characterised in fourteen individuals from the Pantanal wetlands, Central Brazil. Number of alleles...

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Autor principal: Ribas, Carolina
Outros Autores: Vasconcellos, Anderson Vilasboa de, Mourão, Guilherme, Magnusson, William Ernest, Solé-Cava, António Mateo, Cunha, Haydée A.
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: English
Publicado em: Conservation Genetics Resources 2020
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spelling oai:repositorio:1-18137 Polymorphic microsatellite loci from the endangered Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) Ribas, Carolina Vasconcellos, Anderson Vilasboa de Mourão, Guilherme Magnusson, William Ernest Solé-Cava, António Mateo Cunha, Haydée A. Carnivora Conepatus Semistriatus Eira Barbara Lontra Longicaudis Lutrinae Mephitidae Mustelidae Pteronura Brasiliensis We describe the first microsatellite loci isolated from the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), an endangered mustelid endemic to South America. Fourteen di- and trinucleotide polymorphic loci were characterised in fourteen individuals from the Pantanal wetlands, Central Brazil. Number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 5, and average observed heterozygosity was 0.577. Two loci were in linkage disequilibrium, and one further locus deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, probably due to the presence of null alleles. The transferability of these markers to two other mustelids (Lontra longicaudis and Eira barbara) and to the mephitid Conepatus semistriatus was also evaluated. These loci are useful to study the ecology and evolution of these species. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011. 2020-06-15T21:51:57Z 2020-06-15T21:51:57Z 2011 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18137 10.1007/s12686-011-9454-z en Volume 3, Número 4, Pags. 769-771 Restrito Conservation Genetics Resources
institution Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - Repositório Institucional
collection INPA-RI
language English
topic Carnivora
Conepatus Semistriatus
Eira Barbara
Lontra Longicaudis
Lutrinae
Mephitidae
Mustelidae
Pteronura Brasiliensis
spellingShingle Carnivora
Conepatus Semistriatus
Eira Barbara
Lontra Longicaudis
Lutrinae
Mephitidae
Mustelidae
Pteronura Brasiliensis
Ribas, Carolina
Polymorphic microsatellite loci from the endangered Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
topic_facet Carnivora
Conepatus Semistriatus
Eira Barbara
Lontra Longicaudis
Lutrinae
Mephitidae
Mustelidae
Pteronura Brasiliensis
description We describe the first microsatellite loci isolated from the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), an endangered mustelid endemic to South America. Fourteen di- and trinucleotide polymorphic loci were characterised in fourteen individuals from the Pantanal wetlands, Central Brazil. Number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 5, and average observed heterozygosity was 0.577. Two loci were in linkage disequilibrium, and one further locus deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, probably due to the presence of null alleles. The transferability of these markers to two other mustelids (Lontra longicaudis and Eira barbara) and to the mephitid Conepatus semistriatus was also evaluated. These loci are useful to study the ecology and evolution of these species. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011.
format Artigo
author Ribas, Carolina
author2 Vasconcellos, Anderson Vilasboa de
Mourão, Guilherme
Magnusson, William Ernest
Solé-Cava, António Mateo
Cunha, Haydée A.
author2Str Vasconcellos, Anderson Vilasboa de
Mourão, Guilherme
Magnusson, William Ernest
Solé-Cava, António Mateo
Cunha, Haydée A.
title Polymorphic microsatellite loci from the endangered Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
title_short Polymorphic microsatellite loci from the endangered Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
title_full Polymorphic microsatellite loci from the endangered Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
title_fullStr Polymorphic microsatellite loci from the endangered Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
title_full_unstemmed Polymorphic microsatellite loci from the endangered Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
title_sort polymorphic microsatellite loci from the endangered giant otter (pteronura brasiliensis)
publisher Conservation Genetics Resources
publishDate 2020
url https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18137
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