Abstract
Microsatellite loci were isolated from a dinucleotide-enriched library made from the African blue wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus. Seventeen polymorphic microsatellites were characterized among 24 individuals sampled from Tanzania. The number of alleles ranged from 4 to 12 and the observed heterozygosity between 0.45 and 1.00. These microsatellite loci should prove useful in the study of population structure of the blue wildebeest.
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The authors wish to acknowledge the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) for allowing immobilization of Wildebeest and the Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education (NUFU) for funding Antelope Conservation Project.
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Røed, K.H., Ernest, E.M., Midthjell, L. et al. Identification and characterization of 17 microsatellite loci in the blue wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus . Conservation Genet Resour 3, 181–183 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9319-x
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