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Microsatellite markers for woolly monkeys ( Lagothrix lagotricha ) and their amplification in other New World primates (Primates: Platyrrhini)

2004; Wiley; Volume: 4; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00631.x

1471-8286

Anthony Di Fiore, Robert C. Fleischer,

Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Abstract Seven polymorphic microsatellite loci were identified for woolly monkeys ( Lagothrix lagotricha ) from an ‘enriched’ genomic library. For a wild population of 66 animals, these markers averaged over 10 alleles per locus and provided a combined probability for excluding a random individual from parentage of over 98%. These loci were screened in up to 13 other genera of New World monkeys, and many were variable in multiple taxa. Few other platyrrhine‐specific microsatellite markers have been identified; thus, these loci should prove valuable for studying the population genetic structure and mating system not just of Lagothrix but also of other neotropical primates.