Microsatellite loci isolated from the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), one of the largest Neotropical mammal

作者：Sanches Alexandra^*; de Figueiredo Marina Gomes; Hatanaka Terumi; Pereira de Paula Fernando Fonseca; Silveira Leandro; Jacomo Anah Tereza A; Galetti Pedro Manoel Jr

来源：Conservation Genetics Resources, 2009, 1(1): 115-117.

DOI：10.1007/s12686-009-9028-5

• Atlantic forest
• Cerrado
• Tapiridae
• Population genetics
• Microsatellites

We describe ten microsatellite loci from the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), one of the last members of the Neotropical megafauna and considered a vulnerable species. A total of 74 alleles were detected, ranging from four to thirteen alleles per locus. The expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.34 to 0.88, with a mean of 0.635. All but one locus conformed to the Hardy-Weinberg expectations. These microsatellite loci can be used in population genetic studies of the genus Tapirus, in which all species are threatened globally.

• 出版日期2009-12