Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in pangolins (Mammalia,Pholidota, Manis spp.) |
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| Authors: | SHU‐JIN LUO QING‐XIU CAI VICTOR A DAVID LI ZHANG PAOLO MARTELLI NORMAN T‐L LIM NUNO FERRAND SHIH‐CHIEN CHIN PHILIPPE GAUBERT MARIA JOO RAMOS STEPHEN J O&#x;BRIEN AGOSTINHO ANTUNES WARREN E JOHNSON |
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| Institution: | SHU‐JIN LUO,QING‐XIU CAI,VICTOR A. DAVID,LI ZHANG,PAOLO MARTELLI,NORMAN T‐L. LIM,NUNO FERRAND,SHIH‐CHIEN CHIN,PHILIPPE GAUBERT,MARIA JOÃO RAMOS,STEPHEN J. O’BRIEN,AGOSTINHO ANTUNES,WARREN E. JOHNSON |
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| Abstract: | Thirty‐four polymorphic dinucleotide microsatellite loci were developed in the Malayan pangolin Manis javanica. Of the 34 markers, 32 and 18 were also amplified, respectively, in the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) and the African tree pangolin (Manis tricuspis). Analysis of 24 Malayan, 12 Chinese and 2 African tree pangolins showed high levels of variability (heterozygosity ranging from 0.321 to 0.708). These are the first available microsatellite markers in Pholidota and will be an invaluable tool for evolutionary and conservation genetic studies in pangolins. |
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| Keywords: | Manis microsatellite pangolin Pholidota |
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