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Weber,Laura I.; Hildebrand,Cintia G.; Ferreira,Anderson; Pedarassi,Gustavo; Levy,José A.; Colares,Elton P.. |
A genetic study of the neotropical river otter Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818), which has an unknown conservation status, was carried out at the Taim Ecological Station and the margins of the Vargas stream, Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Faecal samples were collected, and DNA was extracted using a silica-guanidine method. Five microsatellite loci were amplified using PCR with heterologous primers previously described for Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758). Sixteen faecal samples out of 29 from Taim and 11 out of 14 from Vargas stream margins contained enough DNA for genetic analysis. A total of 49 different alleles were found at both localities, from which 18 were exclusively found in individuals from Taim and 17 were exclusives from Vargas individuals.... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Neotropical river otter; Genetic markers; Taim; Non-invasive sampling; Genetic diversity. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212009000100001 |
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