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Genetic variability in maned wolf based on heterologous short-tandem repeat markers from domestic dog.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 20 Jun 2007
Salim D C, Akimoto A A, Carvalho C B, Oliveira S F, Grisolia C K, Moreira J R, Klautau-Guimarães M N
Abstract excerpt
The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the largest South American canid. Habitat loss and fragmentation, due to agricultural expansion and predatory hunting, are the main threats to this species. It is included in the official list of threatened wildlife species in Brazil, and is also protected by IUCN and CITES. Highly variable genetic markers such as microsatellites have the potential to resolve genetic...
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