The use of microsatellite markers in Neotropical studies of wild birds: a literature review

ABSTRACT Despite extensive habitat fragmentation, the Neotropical region possesses 30% of the world´s bird species. Microsatellites have remained one of the most popular genetic markers and have been used in ecological and conservation studies since the 1990’s. We conducted a literature review compa...

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Main Authors: RENAN F. MOURA, DEBORAH A. DAWSON, DENISE M. NOGUEIRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017005001103&lng=en&tlng=en