Assessment of genetic variation for conservation implications in the Critically Endangered Bawean Deer Axis kuhlii Temminck, 1836  (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Cervidae) | Journal of Threatened Taxa

Assessment of genetic variation for conservation implications in the Critically Endangered Bawean Deer Axis kuhlii Temminck, 1836  (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Cervidae) | Journal of Threatened Taxa

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 from Bawean, multiple Indonesian zoos, and a European zoo. The goals were to assess genetic diversity and to test for potential hybr…