Genetic Analysis as a Tool to Improve the Monitoring of Stranded Cetaceans in Chile.

ABSTRACT: Cetacean strandings are a valuable source of information for several studies from species richness to conservation and management. During the examination of strandings, taxonomic and sex identification might be hindered for several reasons. Molecular techniques are valuable tools to obtain that missing information. This study evaluates how gene fragment amplification protocols can support the records of strandings done in the field in Chile by identifying, corroborating, or correcting the identification of the species and sex of the recorded individuals. Through a collaboration between a scientific laboratory and government institution in Chile, 63 samples were analyzed. Thirty-nine samples were successfully identified to the species level. In total, 17 species of six families were detecte

SUBMITTER: Kraft S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10215361 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature