Development of 79 SNP markers to individually genotype and sex-type endangered mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Abstract The mountain gorilla ( Gorilla beringei ) is one of two endangered subspecies eastern gorilla. principle approach to monitoring the extant populations has been use fecal surveys obtain DNA profiles for individuals that are then used capture-recapture-based estimates abundance. To date, 11 14 microsatellites have this purpose. adapt ongoing changes in genotyping technologies and facilitate analysis samples by multiple laboratories, we developed a panel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers can be future monitoring. We published short read data sets 3 develop suite 79 SNPs, including sex markers, Fluidigm platform. This marker set provided high resolution differentiate will monitoring, leaving room additional SNPs included 96-assay format.