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Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) are 1 of 3 snub-nosed monkey species endemic to China. Only ca. 1500 individuals remain in high-altitude forests 3000–4500 m above sea level on the Tibetan Plateau, making them the nonhuman primate living at the highest known elevation. It is one of the most endangered 25 primate species in the world. Proper knowledge of the population genetics and social system of Rhinopithecus bieti will contribute to more appropriate conservation management decisions. Cross-species amplification of human microsatellite loci has facilitated analysis of the population genetics and reproductive strategies of various primate species. We screened 72 human-derived markers to assess their utility in Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys. Thirteen of them produced reliable results and exhibited moderate levels of polymorphism.
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The National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program: 2007CB411600), the National Science Foundation of China (30630016 and 30570292), the Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2-YW-R-091), and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology provided funding for this project. We thank Prof. Michael W. Bruford (Cardiff University, U.K.) for technical guidance and data analysis, and Drs. X. J. Zhan, L. F. Zhu, and M. Lu for their laboratory assistance. We express special thanks to Dr. Z. J. Zhang, Beijing Zoo and Beijing Endangered Animal Breeding Center (Daxing, Beijing) for providing Yunnan snub-nosed monkey samples.
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Liu, Z.J., Ren, B.P., Hao, Y.L. et al. Identification of 13 Human Microsatellite Markers via Cross-species Amplification of Fecal Samples from Rhinopithecus bieti . Int J Primatol 29, 265–272 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-007-9175-z
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