title: Transferability of microsatellite loci from Cervidae species to the endangered Brazilian marsh deer, Blastocerus dichotomus.
abstract: Blastocerus dichotomus, the marsh deer, is the largest Brazilian Cervidae species. The species is endangered because of hunting and loss of its natural habitat, i.e., flood plain areas, because of hydroelectric power station construction and agricultural land expansion. In the present study, we tested 38 microsatellite loci from four Cervidae species: Odocoileus virginianus (7), Rangifer tarandus (17), Capreolus capreolus (7), and Mazama bororo (7). Eleven loci showed clear amplification, opening a new perspective for the generation of fundamental population genetic data for devising conservation strategies for B. dichotomus.
authors.affiliation: Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: K C E
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Collevatti
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Menegasso
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Tomas
authors.forename: J M B
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003670:Deer / Q000235:genetics*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005828:Genetics, Population; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*