Journal of Heredity 2014:105(6):762–772 doi:10.1093/jhered/esu054 Advance Access publication August 23, 2014

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Evaluation of Microsatellite Markers for Populations Studies and Forensic Identification of African Lions (Panthera leo) From the Department of Nature Conservation, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa (Miller); the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa (Miller and Harper); the Molecular Ecology and Evolution Programme, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, South Africa (Bloomer); the Veterinary Wildlife Services, South African National Parks, Private Bag X402, Skukuza 1350, South Africa (Hofmeyr); the Department of Nature Conservation, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa (Funston); and the Lion Program, Panthera, New York, NY (Funston). Address correspondence to Susan M. Miller at the address above, or e-mail: [email protected]. Data deposited at Dryad: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.5061/dryad.f61vq

Abstract The South African lion (Panthera leo) population is highly fragmented. One-third of its wild lions occur in small (

Evaluation of microsatellite markers for populations studies and forensic identification of African lions (Panthera leo).

The South African lion (Panthera leo) population is highly fragmented. One-third of its wild lions occur in small (...
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