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DNA microsatellite characterization of the jaguar (Panthera onca) in Colombia.
Genes & genetic systems - 1 Apr 2006
Ruiz-Garcia Manuel, Payán Esteban, Murillo Andrea, Alvarez Diana
Abstract excerpt
The Colombian jaguar population is thought to contain two different subspecies, Panthera onca centralis and Panthera onca onca. The genetic structure of this population was evaluated using 12 microsatellite loci (n = 62 samples). In addition, 22 jaguar DNA samples from Guatemala, Paraguay, Perú, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil were analyzed for these microsatellite loci (n = 84 samples). The results of this study...
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