Assessment of genetic variation for conservation implications in the Critically Endangered Bawean Deer Axis kuhlii Temminck, 1836 (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Cervidae)
The Bawean Deer Axis kuhlii, endemic to the small Indonesian island of Bawean, is listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ with fewer than 250 mature individuals remaining in the wild. The first genetic assessment of captive A. kuhlii populations using 13 microsatellite markers were conducted. Samples included individuals fro...