Capturing genetic information using non-target species markers in a species that has undergone a population crash
Species conservation has relied on the enormous potential of information that arises from field, laboratory and other tools. When using molecular-based tools, the technology involves a considerable effort to develop, both in resources and time. A long-held practice has been to utilise pre-existing p...
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| description | Species conservation has relied on the enormous potential of information that arises from field, laboratory and other tools. When using molecular-based tools, the technology involves a considerable effort to develop, both in resources and time. A long-held practice has been to utilise pre-existing primers developed for other closely related species to evaluate conservation questions. In this study, we present a practical approach on how to utilise pre-existing microsatellite markers in bettong and potoroo species. This information is relevant before, during and after a species crash and the approach we describe could be particularly appropriate when there is an immediate need to retrieve a knowledge-base in order to support management decisions. We determined that cross-species amplification success of microsatellite markers is inversely related to evolutionary distance of the source species although their polymorphism is not. A 'priority-list' of potential markers for potoroids is given for future conservation genetic studies. © Australian Mammal Society 2010. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-377202018-03-29T09:06:49Z Capturing genetic information using non-target species markers in a species that has undergone a population crash Pacioni, Carlo Spencer, P. Species conservation has relied on the enormous potential of information that arises from field, laboratory and other tools. When using molecular-based tools, the technology involves a considerable effort to develop, both in resources and time. A long-held practice has been to utilise pre-existing primers developed for other closely related species to evaluate conservation questions. In this study, we present a practical approach on how to utilise pre-existing microsatellite markers in bettong and potoroo species. This information is relevant before, during and after a species crash and the approach we describe could be particularly appropriate when there is an immediate need to retrieve a knowledge-base in order to support management decisions. We determined that cross-species amplification success of microsatellite markers is inversely related to evolutionary distance of the source species although their polymorphism is not. A 'priority-list' of potential markers for potoroids is given for future conservation genetic studies. © Australian Mammal Society 2010. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37720 10.1071/AM09018 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Pacioni, Carlo Spencer, P. Capturing genetic information using non-target species markers in a species that has undergone a population crash |
| title | Capturing genetic information using non-target species markers in a species that has undergone a population crash |
| title_full | Capturing genetic information using non-target species markers in a species that has undergone a population crash |
| title_fullStr | Capturing genetic information using non-target species markers in a species that has undergone a population crash |
| title_full_unstemmed | Capturing genetic information using non-target species markers in a species that has undergone a population crash |
| title_short | Capturing genetic information using non-target species markers in a species that has undergone a population crash |
| title_sort | capturing genetic information using non-target species markers in a species that has undergone a population crash |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37720 |