Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-04T12:32:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-01-01; Flemish Government; the Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); This study evaluated the genetic structure of wild populations of the endangered primate, Leontopithecus chrysomelas. We tested the assumption that populations of L. chrysomelas, gi...
Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:37:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-08-01; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Habitat fragmentation threatens tropical rainforests, which can significantly hinder dispersal in spec...
Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:10:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-10-01; Reintroductions—captive-born animals introduced into the species’ original distribution area—and translocations—free-living animals transferred to another location within the historical distribution area—are important conservation strategies for endangered species. Genetic analyses of 239 individuals fr...
Callithrix jacchus and C. penicillata are among the smallest anthropoid primates, are highly specialized tree gougers, and largely occupy Brazil's most extreme, semi‐arid biomes. However, the underlying genomic factors that underpin the evolution of these species and their unique traits are under‐investigated. Additionally, exotic populations of these two species are widely established throughout Brazil and hyb...
Zoonotic pathogens that cause leprosy (Mycobacterium leprae) and tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, MTBC) continue to impact modern human populations. Therefore, methods able to survey mycobacterial infection in potential animal hosts are necessary for proper evaluation of human exposure threats. Here we tested for mycobacterial-specific single- and multi-copy loci using qPCR. In a trial study in...
Animal hybridization is well documented, but evolutionary outcomes and conservation priorities often differ for natural and anthropogenic hybrids. Among primates, an order with many endangered species, the two contexts can be hard to disentangle from one another, which carries important conservation implications. Callithrix marmosets give us a unique glimpse of genetic hybridization effects under distinct natur...