Development of microsatellite markers for censusing of endangered rhinoceros

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May 4, 2021, 3:12 am753 ptsHot
Today, the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is critically endangered, with fewer than 100 individuals surviving in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. To ensure survival of the threatened species, accurate censusing is necessary to determine the genetic diversity of remaining…

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