Journals: Genetics and Molecular Biology

Genetics and Molecular Biology

- Abreviatura: Genet. Mol. Biol.

- Home Page: http://www.gmb.org.br/

- Qualis CAPES: B2 (Biodiversidade, Ciências Biológicas I), B4 (Ciências Biológicas II e III).

- Taxa de Publicação: Sim.

- Idiomas: Inglês.

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A Genetics and Molecular Biology (originalmente chamada de Revista Brasileira de Genética / Brazilian Journal of Genetics) é uma publicação da Sociedade Brasileira de Genética.

O periódico considera contribuições que apresentem os resultados de pesquisas originais em genética, evolução e disciplinas de ciências relacionadas. Manuscritos apresentando apenas métodos e aplicações, sem uma análise de dados genéticos, não serão considerados.

Manuscritos considerados em conformidade com o escopo do periódico, julgados pelo Editor em conjunto com a Comissão Editorial, são revisados por um Editor Associado e dois ou mais revisores externos. A aceitação pelo Editor é baseada na qualidade do trabalho como contribuição substancial ao campo e a apresentação geral do manuscrito.

Variabilidade genética en géneros de ciervos neotropicales (Mammalia: Cervidae) según loci microsatelitales

RUIZ-GARCÍA, M.; MARTINEZ-AGÜERO, M.; ÁLVAREZ, D.; GOODMAN, S. 2009. Variabilidade genética en géneros de ciervos neotropicales (Mammalia: Cervidae) según loci microsatelitales. Revista de Biología Tropical 57(3):879-904.

Abstract. Genetic variability in Neotropical deer genera (Mammalia: Cervidae) according to DNA
microsatellite loci. Species conservation programs are highly based on analyses of population genetics. We compared eight Neotropical Cervidae (Mazama americana, M. gouzaoubira, M. rufina, Odocoileus virginianus, Hippocamelus antisensis, Pudu mephistopholes, Ozotoceros bezoarticus and Blastoceros dichotomus) and some European and Asian Cervidae (Cervus elaphus, C. nippon, Capreolus capreolus, C. pygargus and Dama dama). The European species C. elaphus was our standard for a high degree of genetic variability: we used a Scottish population originated in the mix of diverse Western European subspecies. On the contrary, Cervus nippon (a population from Scotland with a founder effect) was our standard for a depauperated population. The M. americana, M. gouzaoubira and O. virginianus samples had high diversity values close to our C. elaphus population (H= 0.64, 0.70 and 0.61, respectively), while M. rufina was very low, close to C. nippon. Several sample sets of Mazama and Odocoileus yielded a homozygote excess, probably due to the Wahlund (subdivison) effect. There was no evidence of recent bottleneck events.

Livro: Ecologia e Conservação do Lobo-Guará

O lançamento já aconteceu, no ano passado, mas seguem aqui informações sobre esse novo livro, editado por Adriana Gomes Consorte-McCrea e Eliana Ferraz Santos, pela editora Taylor & Francis Group Brasil.

An analysis and review of models of the sociobiology of the Mustelidae

JOHNSON, D.D.P.; MACDONALD, D.W.; DICKMAN, A.J. 2000. An analysis and review of models of the sociobiology of the Mustelidae. Mammal Review 30(3-4):171-196.

Abstract. Classical models of social organization in mustelids suggest that female ranging patterns are determined by the dispersion of resources, whereas those of males are determined by the dispersion of females. However, mating systems and social spacing patterns vary widely both between and withing species. For example, European Badgers exhibit a continuum from the classical mustelid model of intra-sexual territoriality and inter-sexual overlap to very large, mixed-sex, promiscuous groups. We evaluated hypotheses and existing data to explain this variation, using comparative analyses and Principal Components Analysis of life history and ecological variables. In addition, we applied a null model of allometric scaling to test for associations between group mass and residual home range size. We found that: (1) the degree of social behaviour and breeding group size increased with life history variables indicative of K-selected strategies of parental investment. (2) Absolute home range size and residual home range size (derived from allometric home range scalling) decreased, paradoxically, with breeding group size and group mass, respectively. These results provide support for ecological theories of social grouping in general and, in particular, for the importance of dispersed resource-rich patches as developed in the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis.

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Efficiency of box-traps and leg-hold traps with several bait types for capturing small carnivores (Mammalia) in a disturbed area of Southeastern Brazil

MICHALSKI, F.; CRAWSHAW JR., P.G.; OLIVEIRA, T.G.; FABIÁN, M.E. 2007. Efficiency of box-traps and leg-hold traps with several bait types for capturing small carnivores (Mammalia) in a disturbed area of Southeastern Brazil. Revista de Biología Tropical 55(1):315-320.

Abstract. Capturing small carnivores is often necessary for obtaining key ecological data. We compared the efficiency of box and leg-hold traps, using live and dead bait, to capture six carnivore species (Herpailurus yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroyi, 1803), Leopardus tigrinus (Schreber, 1775), Nasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1766), Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766), Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758), and Galictis cuja (Molina, 1782)). The use of leg-hold traps significantly increased the capture rate of carnivores (5.77%) and non-target species (non-carnivores, 11.54%). Dead bait significantly attracted more non-carnivores than carnivores and live bait was more efficient for capturing carnivores (2.56%) than non-carnivores (0.77%). Both box and leg-hold traps caused some minor injuries (swelling and claw loss). We provide recommendations for the ethical use of these trap and bait types.