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Development of a reliable method for determining
sex for a primitive rodent, the Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia
rufa nigra)
Pilgrim, Kristine L.; Zielinski, William J.; Schlexer, Fredrick V.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2012. Development of a reliable method for determining sex for a primitive rodent, the Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra). Conservation Genetics Resources. doi: 10.1007/s12686-012-9686-6.
The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) is a primitive species of rodent, often considered a living fossil. The Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra) is an endangered subspecies that occurs in a very restricted range in northern California. Efforts to recover this taxon have been limited by the lack of knowledge on their demography, particularly sex and age-specific vital rates. Recent studies have employed non-invasive genetic sampling to conduct capture-mark-recaptures to estimate abundance, survival and recruitment. Here we report on the development of a method using restriction fragment length polymorphisms to determine sex from tissues, bone and non-invasively collected hair samples for the Point Arena mountain beaver.
Keywords: Aplodontia rufa nigra, sex determination, mountain beaver, non-invasive genetic sampling, ZFX, ZFY
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Publications: Development of a reliable method for determining
sex for a primitive rodent, the Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia
rufa nigra)
Electronic Publish Date: August 28, 2012
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28, 2012