Genetic diversity analysis of captive populations: The Vietnamese sika deer (Cervus nippon pseudaxis) in zoological parks
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.10091.abs The Vietnamese sika deer (Cervus nippon pseudaxis) is an endangered subspecies; it has disappeared in the wild, but is being bred in zoological parks. We studied the neutral genetic diversity and population structure of herds kept in different European zoos, using nine microsatellite loci. The goal was to evaluate the consequences of founding […]
F10 pandalid shrimp: Sex determination; DNA and dopamine as indicators of domestication; and outcrossing for wild pigment pattern
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430120506.abs Domestication becomes significant in captive propagation of high-fecundity animals which sustain significant mortality rates. The domestication process typical of higher vertebrates has been observed in the coonstripe shrimp, Pandalus danae, which were reared through 10 generations for study of protandric hermaphroditism. The research protocol of repeated handling, for determining sex and carapace length, […]