Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci for white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) and cross-amplification in collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu)

White-lipped peccaries, Tayassu pecari , are neotropical ungulates whose populations have been declining in numerous locations within their geographical distribution. Here we describe 16 microsatellite loci isolated from T. pecari and their cross-amplification in collared peccaries, Pecari tajacu ....

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Published in:Conservation genetics resources 2011, Vol.3 (1), p.151-154
Main Authors: Vecchia, Ana Carolina Dalla, Biondo, Cibele, Sanches, Alexandra, Keuroghlian, Alexine, Miyaki, Cristina Yumi, Galetti, Mauro, Galetti, Pedro Manoel
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Language:English
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Animal Genetics and Genomics
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Geographical distribution
Heterozygosity
Life Sciences
Pecari tajacu
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Population genetics
Tayassu
Tayassu pecari
Technical Note
Ungulates
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Summary:White-lipped peccaries, Tayassu pecari , are neotropical ungulates whose populations have been declining in numerous locations within their geographical distribution. Here we describe 16 microsatellite loci isolated from T. pecari and their cross-amplification in collared peccaries, Pecari tajacu . In 30 individuals of T. pecari , a total of 32 alleles were found in ten polymorphic loci, ranging from 2 to 8 alleles per locus with a mean of 3.2. The expected and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.143 to 0.802 and from 0 to 0.704, respectively. Two loci deviated from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. In P. tajacu , nine loci were polymorphic with a mean of 3.2 alleles per locus. These molecular markers will be useful to study the genetic status of peccary populations and, consequently, to help their conservation.
ISSN:1877-7252
1877-7260
DOI:10.1007/s12686-010-9311-5