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Genetic approaches refine ex situ lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) conservation.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Gonçalves da Silva Anders, Lalonde Danielle R, Quse Viviana, Shoemaker Alan, Russello Michael A
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Ex situ conservation management remains an important tool in the face of continued habitat loss and global environmental change. Here, we use microsatellite marker variation to evaluate conventional assumptions of pedigree-based ex situ population management and directly inform a captive lowland tapir breeding program within a range country. We found relatively high levels of genetic variation (N(total) = 41;...
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