First core microsatellite panel identification in Apennine brown bears (Ursus arctos marsicanus): a collaborative approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The low cost and rapidity of microsatellite analysis have led to the development of several markers for many species. Because in non-invasive genetics it is recommended to genotype individuals using few loci, generally a subset of markers is selected. The choice of different marker panels by different research groups studying the same population can cause problems and bias in data analysis. A priority issue in conservation genetics is the comparability of data produced by different labs with different methods. Here, we compared data from previous and ongoing studies to identify a panel of microsatellite loci efficient for the long-term monitoring of Apennine brown bears (Ursus arctos marsicanus), aiming at reducing genotyping uncertainty and allowing reliable individual

SUBMITTER: Scarpulla E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8371798 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature