Microsatellite markers for detecting hybrids between the extinct in the wild Alagoas Curassow (Pauxi mitu) and Razor-billed Curassow (P. tuberosa) (Aves, Galliformes)

The Alagoas Curassow, Pauxi mitu , is extinct in the wild since 2004, and one of the major challenges for its ex situ management is the introgression of alleles from Razor-billed Curassows, P. tuberosa , which occurred in the captive population without pedigree recordings. Here we describe 10 polymo...

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Published in:Conservation genetics resources 2013-03, Vol.5 (1), p.181-183
Main Authors: Sant’Ana Sousa, Livia M., Laganaro, Natasha M., de Camargo, Crisley, Davanço, Paulo V., de Oliveira, Paulo R. R., Azeredo, Roberto M. A., Silveira, Luís Fábio, Francisco, Mercival R.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Alleles
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Genetic markers
Hybrids
Life Sciences
Microsatellites
Pauxi
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Technical Note
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Summary:The Alagoas Curassow, Pauxi mitu , is extinct in the wild since 2004, and one of the major challenges for its ex situ management is the introgression of alleles from Razor-billed Curassows, P. tuberosa , which occurred in the captive population without pedigree recordings. Here we describe 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci isolated from a P. tuberosa genomic library, nine of which amplified and were polymorphic in both species. Numbers of alleles per locus varied from 2 to 4 in P. mitu , and 2 to 16 in P. tuberosa . These loci will be useful for hybrids identification and for the implementation of an ex situ breeding plan based on the establishment of a pure population of P. mitu .
ISSN:1877-7252
1877-7260
DOI:10.1007/s12686-012-9763-x