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| Valões Cardoso,M. Luiza; Ferreira,Paula B; Wanderley,Artur M; Torres,Rodrigo A; Talebi Gomes,Mauricio; Teixeira,Rodrigo H. F; Duarte,José M. B; Garcia,José E. |
| To control illegal wildlife-product trade and protect endangered species of animals, unambiguous identification of the captured specimens is essential. Forensic genetic tools have contributed to identify animal species for conservation purposes promoting accurate results for informing public policies and management of the biodiversity. The southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is the largest non-human primate of the Neotropical region and is critically endangered (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species), mainly due to the illegal hunting for bushmeat. In this study, we describe a molecular method using PCR/RFLP to differentiate between bushmeat of southern muriqui and the meat of the domestic animals most commonly consumed in Brazil (Bos taurus, Ovis... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Brachyteles arachnoides; Forensic genetics; Illegal hunting; Threatened species; 16S mtDNA. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0327-93832018000100004 |
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