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Microsatellite loci for population and parentage analysis in the Amazon River dolphin ( Inia geoffrensis de Blainville, 1817)
Author(s) -
GRAVENA WALESKA,
HRBEK TOMAS,
DA SILVA VERA M. S.,
ASTOLFIFILHO SPARTACO,
FARIAS IZENI P.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02458.x
Subject(s) - microsatellite , biology , population , zoology , amazon rainforest , genetics , ecology , allele , demography , sociology , gene
We developed specific primers for microsatellite DNA regions for the Amazon River dolphin or boto Inia geoffrensis, for use in population and conservation genetic studies. We also tested their transferability for two other species, Pontoporia blainvillei (sister taxon of I. geoffrensis ) and Sotalia guianensis . A total of 12 microsatellite loci were polymorphic for the boto. An additional 25 microsatellite loci previously isolated from other cetacean species were also tested in the boto. The 26 polymorphic microsatellite loci indicate they will be excellent markers for studies of population structure and kinship relations of the boto.