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Genetic analysis of captive proboscis monkeys.
Zoo biology - 1 Jan 2000
Ogata Mitsuaki, Seino Satoru
Abstract excerpt
Information on the genetic relationships of captive founders is important for captive population management. In this study, we investigated DNA polymorphisms of four microsatellite loci and the mitochondrial control region sequence of five proboscis monkeys residing in a Japanese zoo as captive founders, to clarify their genetic relationship. We found that two of the five monkeys appeared to be genetically...
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