Article
Genetic footprint of population fragmentation and contemporary collapse in a freshwater cetacean.
Scientific reports - 31 Oct 2017
Chen Minmin, Fontaine Michael C, Ben Chehida Yacine, Zheng Jinsong, Labbé Frédéric, Mei Zhigang, Hao Yujiang, Wang Kexiong, Wu Min, Zhao Qingzhong, Wang Ding
Abstract excerpt
Understanding demographic trends and patterns of gene flow in an endangered species is crucial for devising conservation strategies. Here, we examined the extent of population structure and recent evolution of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis). By analysing genetic variation at the mitochondrial and nuclear microsatellite loci for 148 individuals, we...
Topics
- Animals
- Cetacea
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Ecosystem
- Endangered Species
- Fresh Water
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Phylogeny
- Porpoises
- Rivers