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- Title
Use of DNA fingerprinting in planning a breeding program for the riverine rabbit ( Bunolagus monticularis).
- Authors
Dippenaar, S. M.; Ferguson, J. W. H.
- Abstract
The riverine rabbit ( Bunolagus monticularis) is an endangered and endemic species found within a small geographic range in semiarid southern Africa. A captive breeding program has been initiated for reintroducing rabbits into suitable but vacant habitat. DNA fingerprinting was used to identify individuals within a captive group suitable for inclusion in a larger captive breeding program. This methodology allowed the ranking of suitabilities of these individuals, and the results emphasize the need to capture wild rabbits over a wide geographic area for setting up a larger founder population. A statistical technique for inferring linkage between fingerprint probes was used. Fingerprinting methodology allowed a genetic basis for planning the captive breeding program. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Publication
Zoo Biology, 1994, Vol 13, Issue 3, p231
- ISSN
0733-3188
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/zoo.1430130305