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New set of microsatellite markers for the Great-billed Seed-finch (Sporophila maximiliani - Passeriformes: Thraupidae): tools for inspection and conservation.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2020
de Melo Amanda A, Kalapothakis Evanguedes, Ludwig Sandra, Baptista Luiz Alfredo M L, Lara Mariana P, Silva Leo C F, Telles Mariana P de C
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The Thraupidae family is one of the most wanted by bird breeders in Brazil because it is represented by its diverse, colorful and melodious singers. The Great-billed Seed-finch, Sporophila maximiliani, is the only representative of the genus Sporophila considered critically endangered in Brazil. Due to the demands of environmental agencies and of conservation programs, there is a need to increase the number of...
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