AFLP: a useful tool for biodiversity conservation and management.
The access to new molecular markers is not always possible for all researchers, due to limited laboratory and economical resources. A new technique, called AFLP, seems to be a simple and robust method to obtain a large number of variable molecular markers. In this article I show the results of AFLP analysis in three different conservation projects requiring different level of genetic variability. I also compare the multi-locus AFLP results with single-locus markers (microsatellites) and haploid organellar marker (mtDNA) sequences. The results suggest that the AFLP technique could be very useful in a wide range of conservation studies.
Lucchini
Vittorio
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Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, via Ca' Fornacetta 9, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia, BO, Italy. li10203@iperbole.bo.it
D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D001717:Birds / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005843:Geography; D008297:Male; D010311:Parrots / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D010334:Paternity; D010802:Phylogeny; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012098:Reproduction; D013552:Swine / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics
D005819:Genetic Markers