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AUTHOR
Craig Moritz
New polymorphic microsatellite markers and development of mitotyping primers for West Mediterranean green toad species (Bufo viridis subgroup).
We report new polymorphic microsatellites for three species of Palearctic green toads (Bufo viridis subgroup): 10 in B. balearicus and seven each in B. siculus and B. boulengeri. Diversity at these loci, measured for 27 B. balearicus, 23 B. siculus and 11 B. boulengeri, ranged from low to high (two to 10 alleles). Mitotyping primers, specific to the control region, which allow fast screening of parapatric Sicilian endemic B. siculus and Italian mainland-origin B. balearicus, were developed.
The Oz Mammals Genomics initiative: developing genomic resources for mammal conservation at a continental scale
The Australo-Papuan region has a unique mammal fauna, which faces unique threats and poses important evolutionary and ecological questions. Genomics has great potential to advance our understanding of the region's mammals and their conservation. The Oz Mammals Genomics Initiative brings together museum collections, researchers, data specialists and wildlife management agencies to comprehensively tackle rodent, bat and marsupial genomics at a continental scale. There are few published whole genomes for Australian marsupials. We are developing well-assembled genomes from a broadly representative range of marsupial taxa, to facilitate new insights into evolution and to provide reference d…