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Population Genetic Structure of the Cayo Santiago Colony of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta).
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS - 1 Jul 2017
Kanthaswamy Sreetharan, Oldt Robert F, Ng Jillian, Ruiz-Lambides Angelina V, Maldonado Elizabeth, Martínez Melween I, Sariol Carlos A
Abstract excerpt
The rhesus macaque population at Cayo Santiago increases annually and is in urgent need of control. In-depth assessments of the colony's population genetic and pedigree structures provide a starting point for improving the colony's long-term management program. We evaluated the degree of genetic variation and coefficients of inbreeding and kinship of the Cayo Santiago colony by using pedigree and short tandem...
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