@article{fdi:010037881, title = {{I}solation and characterization of microsatellite markers in pangolins ({M}ammalia, {P}holidota, {M}anis spp.)}, author = {{L}uo, {S}. {J}. and {C}ai, {Q}. {X}. and {D}avid, {V}. {A}. and {Z}hang, {L}. and {M}artelli, {P}. and {L}im, {N}. {T}. {L}. and {F}errand, {N}. and {C}hin, {S}. {C}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe and {R}amos, {M}. {J}. and {O}' {B}rien {SJ} and {A}ntunes, {A}. and {J}ohnson, {W}. {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}hirty-four polymorphic dinucleotide microsatellite loci were developed in the {M}alayan pangolin {M}anis javanica. {O}f the 34 markers, 32 and 18 were also amplified, respectively, in the {C}hinese pangolin ({M}anis pentadactyla) and the {A}frican tree pangolin ({M}anis tricuspis). {A}nalysis of 24 {M}alayan, 12 {C}hinese and 2 {A}frican tree pangolins showed high levels of variability (heterozygosity ranging from 0.321 to 0.708). {T}hese are the first available microsatellite markers in {P}holidota and will be an invaluable tool for evolutionary and conservation genetic studies in pangolins.}, keywords = {{M}anis ; microsatellite ; pangolin ; {P}holidota}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}olecular {E}cology {N}otes}, volume = {7}, numero = {2}, pages = {269--272}, ISSN = {1471-8278}, year = {2007}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01577.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037881}, }