Anette Ludwig's research while affiliated with University of Pretoria and other places

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Black and white rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis and Ceratotherium simum) are iconic African species that are classified by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Critically Endangered and Near Threatened (http://www.iucnredlist.org/), respectively [1]. At the end of the 19th century, Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium s...

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... Microsatellites or short tandem repeats (STR) are neutral, codominantly inherited, widely distributed, hypervariable, short repetitive nuclear DNA units that have been regarded as the best candidate to develop a genetic signature of the individual (DNA fingerprint), population, OPEN and subspecies 16,[26][27][28][29] . Multiplex STR systems to undertake geographic assignments of confiscations have been proposed for tigers, leopards, elephants, rhinos and many other endangered species 23,25,[30][31][32][33] . However, except for rhinos and elephants, microsatellite-based applications have failed to achieve global consensus in wildlife offense investigation. ...