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Genetic diversity and structure in the Sado captive population of the Japanese crested ibis.
Zoological science - 1 Jun 2013
Urano Kensuke, Tsubono Kanako, Taniguchi Yukio, Matsuda Hirokazu, Yamada Takahisa, Sugiyama Toshie, Homma Kosuke, Kaneko Yoshinori, Yamagishi Satoshi, Iwaisaki Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
The Japanese crested ibis Nipponia nippon is a critically threatened bird. We assessed genetic diversity and structure in the Sado captive population of the Japanese crested ibis based on 24 and 50 microsatellite markers developed respectively for the same and related species. Of a total of 74 loci, 19 showed polymorphisms in the five founder birds of the population, and therefore were useful for the analysis of...
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