Bushmeat ID Flashcards
What is bushmeat?
Meat derived from a wild terrestrial animal that is not usually considered a game animal.
What species is commonly hunted for bushmeat?
Chimpanzee
Why are primates at great risk from bushmeat?
They are slow breeders
Why was bushmeat originally considered beneficial?
It showed locals the need for conservation.
Why is it difficult to ID bushmeat from morphology?
Skull or limbs rarely present
Why is it difficult to get DNA from bushmeat?
It has usually started to decay or denature after processing the meat.
How do universal primers work?
Align CO1 sequences from all the major eukaryote groups and identifying conserved amino acid strings for shorter fragments of only 120-150bp.
What can be used on degraded human DNA?
DNAboost
What are the advantages of bushmeat as forensic evidence?
Can prosecute restaurant & supplier
Increased awareness of zoonotic diseases
What are the disadvantages of bushmeat as forensic evidence?
DNA analysis expensive
Morphological features rarely present
