title: Molecular identification of the hybrid between the catfish species Pseudoplatystoma corruscans and Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum using a set of eight microsatellite markers.
abstract: This study distinguished hybrids of surubim or pintado Pseudoplatystoma corruscans and cachara Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum from pure strains using a set of eight microsatellite markers and population assignment methods. Applications of this molecular tool range from certification of hybrid-free breeders in restocking conservation programmes to the identification of fish products lacking traditional morphological characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Animal Genetics Laboratory, Veterinary School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. danielcarvalho@pucminas.br
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cardoso de Carvalho
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Seerig
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dos Santos Alves Figueiredo Brasil
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vieira Crepaldi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aparecida Andrade de Oliveria
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002397:Catfishes / Q000235:genetics*; D002678:Chimera / Q000235:genetics; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D005787:Gene Frequency; D056426:Genetic Loci; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D025341:Principal Component Analysis
keywords: assignment test; conservation genetics; restocking