{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Buono V"],"funding":["AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF BOLZANO, VENETO REGION, AUTONOMOUS REGION OF FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA and LOMBARDY REGION","LAZIO REGION","ABRUZZO LAZIO AND MOLISE NATIONAL PARK and MAJELLA NATIONAL PARK"],"pagination":["2164"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9690282"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(11)"],"pubmed_abstract":["An assessment of the genetic diversity and structure of a population is essential for designing recovery plans for threatened species. Italy hosts two brown bear populations, <i>Ursus arctos marsicanus</i> (<i>Uam</i>), endemic to the Apennines of central Italy, and <i>Ursus arctos arctos</i> (<i>Uaa</i>), in the Italian Alps. Both populations are endangered and occasionally involved in human-wildlife conflict; thus, detailed management plans have been in place for several decades, including genetic monitoring. Here, we propose a simple cost-effective microsatellite-based protocol for the management of populations with low genetic variation. We sampled 22 <i>Uam</i> and 22 <i>Uaa</i> individuals and analyzed a total of 32 microsatellite loci in order to evaluate their applicability in indi"],"journal":["Genes"],"pubmed_title":["Microsatellite Characterization and Panel Selection for Brown Bear (<i>Ursus arctos</i>) Population Assessment."],"pmcid":["PMC9690282"],"funding_grant_id":["Research Project No. L00CGE18","Research Project No. L00CGE16","Research Project No. L00CGE11 - CUP C36C18000460005"],"pubmed_authors":["Buono V","Catania G","Hauffe HC","Mucci N","Burgio S","Macri N","Davoli F"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Microsatellite Characterization and Panel Selection for Brown Bear (<i>Ursus arctos</i>) Population Assessment.","description":"An assessment of the genetic diversity and structure of a population is essential for designing recovery plans for threatened species. Italy hosts two brown bear populations, <i>Ursus arctos marsicanus</i> (<i>Uam</i>), endemic to the Apennines of central Italy, and <i>Ursus arctos arctos</i> (<i>Uaa</i>), in the Italian Alps. Both populations are endangered and occasionally involved in human-wildlife conflict; thus, detailed management plans have been in place for several decades, including genetic monitoring. Here, we propose a simple cost-effective microsatellite-based protocol for the management of populations with low genetic variation. We sampled 22 <i>Uam</i> and 22 <i>Uaa</i> individuals and analyzed a total of 32 microsatellite loci in order to evaluate their applicability in indi","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Nov","modification":"2025-04-19T16:09:49.949Z","creation":"2025-04-19T16:09:49.949Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9690282","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36421838"],"doi":["10.3390/genes13112164"]}}