Article
Genetic isolation of a now extinct population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Jul 2007
Nichols Courtney, Herman Jerry, Gaggiotti Oscar E, Dobney Keith M, Parsons Kim, Hoelzel A Rus
Abstract excerpt
A number of dolphin species, though highly mobile, show genetic structure among parapatric and sometimes sympatric populations. However, little is known about the temporal patterns of population structure for these species. Here, we apply Bayesian inference and data from ancient DNA to assess the structure and dynamics of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) populations in the coastal waters of the UK. We show...
Topics
- Animals
- Bayes Theorem
- Bottle-Nosed Dolphin
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Extinction, Biological
- Fossils
- Gene Frequency
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Likelihood Functions
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Models, Genetic