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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Garcia, J. E
• Vilas Boas, L. A
• Lemos, M. V. F
• Lemos, E. G. M. de
• Contel, E. P. B

Titel

Identification of Microsatellite DNA Markers for the Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of heredity, 2005-09, Vol.96 (5), p.600-602

Ort / Verlag

United States: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is found from Belize and Guatemala to Paraguay and Argentina. Its conservation status is considered vulnerable by IUCN. Here we report the isolation and characterization of six microsatellite loci. Positive loci for (GT)[subscript n] were isolated using a magnetic bead hybridization selection protocol. The number of alleles per locus as well as the heterozygosity and PCR conditions are described. These loci will be useful for studying population structure, genetic diversity, and paternity in M. tridactyla wild populations.