Article
Plant Sciences
Tam Minh Nguyen, Duy Dinh Vu, Hien Phan Dang, Xuan Thi Tuyet Bui, Hong Phan Lan Nguyen, Duc Minh Nguyen
Summary: Moderate levels of genetic diversity and differentiation were found in Anisoptera costata. Population divergence during the Younger Dryas was detected. The anthropogenic disturbance significantly impacted the genetic diversity of the species in low tropical forests.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lisa Lehnen, Pierre-Loup Jan, Anne-Laure Besnard, Damien Fourcy, Gerald Kerth, Martin Biedermann, Pierrette Nyssen, Wigbert Schorcht, Eric J. Petit, Sebastien J. Puechmaille
Summary: Genetic diversity within species is essential for population and ecosystem persistence and integrity, influenced significantly by factors such as population size and connectivity. This study highlights the importance of historic bottlenecks, contemporary colony size, and connectivity in shaping genetic diversity, with contemporary connectivity having the most profound impact at a large geographic scale. Understanding the relative importance of these factors over time is crucial for effective conservation planning.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nicole E. Adams, Suzanne Edmands
Summary: Despite population recovery, the Channel Island fox has experienced a decrease in genetic diversity, and genetic divergence between populations has increased over time. This poses challenges for species conservation, as certain subspecies are having difficulties in recovering genetic variation.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Shweta Sahoo, Rani Alex, Vikas Vohra, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, G. R. Gowane
Summary: This study investigated the genetic diversity and inbreeding situation of Saanen x Beetal goats. The results showed a high level of inbreeding in the reference population, with only a few ancestors contributing to the genetic diversity. Inbreeding had non-significant effects on reproductive traits, except for age at first service and age at first kidding. To reduce inbreeding and increase genetic diversity, a stratified breeding plan and the introduction of unrelated crosses should be followed.
TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Zarinah Waheed, Arthur R. Bos, Marc Kochzius, Bert W. Hoeksema
Summary: This study investigates the population structure and connectivity patterns among coral reefs in four seas surrounding Malaysia. Analysis of genetic information from the blue sea star and boring clam reveals high connectivity among the sampled reef sites, while the clam population shows subtle genetic structuring.
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiu-Jiao Zhang, Xiong-Fang Liu, De-Tuan Liu, Yu-Rong Cao, Zheng-Hong Li, Yong-Peng Ma, Hong Ma
Summary: The critically endangered Rhododendron meddianum exhibits high genetic diversity among populations, moderate genetic differentiation, and clustering into three distinct genetic groups. A population bottleneck was detected approximately 70,000 years ago, and divergence with its relative species occurred about 3.05 million years ago.
Article
Biology
Catriona A. Morrison, Simon J. Butler, Robert A. Robinson, Jacquie A. Clark, Juan Arizaga, Ainars Aunins, Oriol Balta, Jaroslav Cepak, Tomasz Chodkiewicz, Virginia Escandell, Ruud P. B. Foppen, Richard D. Gregory, Magne Husby, Frederic Jiguet, John Atle Kalas, Aleksi Lehikoinen, Ake Lindstrom, Charlotte M. Moshoj, Karoly Nagy, Arantza Leal Nebot, Markus Piha, Jiri Reif, Thomas Sattler, Jana Skorpilova, Tibor Szep, Norbert Teufelbauer, Kasper Thorup, Chris van Turnhout, Thomas Wenninger, Jennifer A. Gill
Summary: Conservation policies for declining wildlife species are challenging due to multiple environmental changes impacting population declines. Targeted actions to improve local productivity within Europe, combined with large-scale environmental protection across non-breeding ranges, could help halt migrant landbird declines. Such demographic approaches are increasingly necessary to address global wildlife declines.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Agronomy
Zulfiqar Ali, Hira Maryam, Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique, Rao Muhammad Ikram
Summary: Greater emissions of greenhouse gases and climate variability are primary constraints in causing biotic and abiotic stresses. Utilizing genetic diversity among Gossypium species is crucial for the long-term persistence of cotton crops, and utilizing crop wild relatives can help overcome the narrow genetic base of modern cultivars. This review article explores how crop wild relatives can improve tolerance against stresses and discusses the integration of genomic and phenomic platforms for cotton improvement.
GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Shweta Sahoo, Rani Alex, Vikas Vohra, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, G. R. Gowane
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity and population structure in the Alpine x Beetal goat population. The results showed that the average inbreeding coefficient and average relatedness were 4.77% and 7.84% for the whole population, and 9.65% and 11.98% for the reference population, respectively. The high inbreeding coefficient and average relatedness in the reference population indicated the impact of a closed gene pool, emphasizing the need for immediate intervention to manage genetic diversity.
SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kouichi Kawamura, Takuya Miyake, Carl Smith
Summary: This study investigated the demographic history and genetic structure of the endangered bitterling fish species Rhodeus atremius suigensis. The results showed that the species experienced two significant bottleneck events in the past, one due to climatic changes and the other due to anthropogenic degradation and habitat fragmentation.
CONSERVATION GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Thomas W. Scott, Alan Grafen, Stuart A. West
Summary: Crozier's paradox suggests that genetic kin recognition is not evolutionarily stable. However, this study shows that allowing for multiple social encounters before each interaction can eliminate this paradox and stabilize genetic kin recognition. Rare tags are better indicators of relatedness and help individuals avoid interactions with non-cooperative cheats.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria Antonia Revidatti, Luis T. Gama, Inmaculada Martin Burriel, Oscar Cortes Gardyn, Juan Sebastian Cappello Villada, Maria Ines Carolino, Francisco Javier Canon, Catarina Ginja, Philip Sponenberg, Antonio P. Vicente, Pilar Zaragoza, Juan Vicente Delgado, Amparo Martinez
Summary: The study reveals a close relationship between American Criollo pigs and Iberian breeds, with Criollo pigs showing higher levels of genetic diversity. Criollo breeds have their own unique identity and share a common genetic background, clustering together even with differences among them.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Magnus Wolf, Menno de Jong, Sverrir Daniel Halldorsson, Ulfur Arnason, Axel Janke
Summary: Large-scale whaling in the 19th and 20th century led to a significant reduction in cetacean populations, but its impact on the genomic diversity of the fin whale remained unclear. This study examined the effect of whaling on the North Atlantic fin whale and found a noticeable drop in population size a century ago. However, the genome-wide heterozygosity and inbreeding indicators did not show significant changes.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lisa Dickel, Peter Arcese, Pirmin Nietlisbach, Lukas F. Keller, Henrik Jensen, Jane M. Reid
Summary: Immigration into small recipient populations is expected to alleviate inbreeding and increase genetic variation, with immigrants typically being outbred and unrelated to existing natives and each other. This can facilitate population persistence through genetic and/or evolutionary rescue.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aurora Garcia-Berro, Venkat Talla, Roger Vila, Hong Kar Wai, Daria Shipilina, Kok Gan Chan, Naomi E. Pierce, Niclas Backstrom, Gerard Talavera
Summary: This study investigates the heterozygosity and population size dynamics of migratory insects using genomic data. The findings show that migratory species have higher levels of genome-wide heterozygosity than nonmigratory species. The study also reveals that migratory Lepidoptera maintain overall genetic diversity and demographic stability despite the risks associated with migration and local environmental fluctuations.
Article
Zoology
Italo Mourthe, Rhaysa A. Trindade, Lucas M. Aguiar, Tatiane C. Trigo, Julio Cesar Bicca-Marques, Sandro L. Bonatto
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Roberta Graboski, Juan C. Arredondo, Felipe G. Grazziotin, Ariane A. A. da Silva, Ana L. C. Prudente, Miguel T. Rodrigues, Sandro L. Bonatto, Hussam Zaher
Article
Zoology
Larissa Rosa de Oliveira, Lucia D. Fraga, Paulo H. Ott, Salvatore Siciliano, Fernando Lopes, Raquel Almeida, Janaina C. Wickert, Lucas Milmann, Daniel Danilewicz, Neusa Renata Emin-Lima, Ana Carolina Meirelles, Vitor Luz, Lidio Franca do Nascimento, Benoit de Thoisy, Mauricio Tavares, Alexandre N. Zerbini, Melina Baumgarten, Victor Hugo Valiati, Sandro L. Bonatto
JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Caroline Turchetto, Ana L. A. Segatto, Gustavo A. Silva-Arias, Julia Beduschi, Cris Kuhlemeier, Sandro L. Bonatto, Loreta B. Freitas
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Zoology
Marcia M. A. Jardim, Diego Queirolo, Felipe B. Peters, Fabio D. Mazim, Marina O. Favarini, Flavia P. Tirelli, Rhaysa A. Trindade, Sandro L. Bonatto, Julio Cesar Bicca-Marques, Italo Mourthe
Article
Plant Sciences
Geraldo Mader, Priscilla M. Zamberlan, Ana Lucia A. Segatto, Joao R. Stehmann, Sandro L. Bonatto, Loreta B. Freitas
Summary: The study found that Athenaea fasciculata, a plant mainly distributed in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, was impacted by Pleistocene climate changes. Through genetic and population structure analysis, it was revealed that Athenaea fasciculata differentiated into two groups of populations during the Pleistocene climate changes, each influenced by different climates.
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Fernando Lopes, Larissa R. Oliveira, Amanda Kessler, Yago Beux, Enrique Crespo, Susana Cardenas-Alayza, Patricia Majluf, Maritza Sepulveda, Robert L. Brownell, Valentina Franco-Trecu, Diego Paez-Rosas, Jaime Chaves, Carolina Loch, Bruce C. Robertson, Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse, Fernando R. Elorriaga-Verplancken, Stephen P. Kirkman, Claire R. Peart, Jochen B. W. Wolf, Sandro L. Bonatto
Summary: High-coverage genome-wide sequencing of 14 out of the 15 species of Otariidae revealed a well-supported species tree despite extreme topological discordance among gene trees. The study showed a relatively recent trans-hemispheric dispersal leading to rapid diversification within the southern Glade, with evidence for incomplete lineage sorting and introgression playing a role in explaining genealogical discordance.
SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Caroline Turchetto, Ana Lucia Anversa Segatto, Jacqueline S. Lima, Sara Hartke, Maikel Reck-Kortmann, Sandro L. Bonatto, Loreta B. Freitas
Summary: The study found that Petunia exserta has low genetic diversity and high levels of selfing, with four genetic clusters that do not reflect the spatial population distribution.
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Analu Souza, Giovanna C. Giudicelli, Marcelo C. Teixeira, Caroline Turchetto, Sandro L. Bonatto, Loreta B. Freitas
Summary: Population genetic structure is influenced by historical events, ecological conditions, and life traits. The three rare species of Petunia in subtropical highland grasslands show low gene exchange and are considered endangered according to IUCN criteria, with anthropic activity posing the main risk to their survival.
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Jaime A. Chaves, Fernando Lopes, Daniela Martinez, Dario F. Cueva, Gabriela I. Gavilanes, Sandro L. Bonatto, Larissa Rosa de Oliveira, Diego Paez-Rosas
Summary: The genetic consequences of the geographic distribution of rookeries in Galapagos fur seals were investigated. The results showed that the rookeries on four islands were genetically structured into three main groups. Gene flow analysis suggested migration from west Isabela to Fernandina islands, with limited migration in other directions.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Luciana Ines Oklander, Mariela Caputo, Gabriela P. Fernandez, Leandro Jerusalinsky, Silviene F. de Oliveira, Sandro L. Bonatto, Daniel Corach
Summary: This study analyzed the genetic structure of black and gold howler monkeys in 22 study sites in South America. The results showed that the populations in flooded areas had higher genetic diversity, likely due to dam construction. Genetic structure analysis identified differences between regions, and geographic distance influenced gene flow. The study emphasized the importance of considering genetic data in conservation management and environmental impact assessments.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sibelle Torres Vilaca, Anelise Torres Hahn, Eugenia Naro-Maciel, F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois, Brian W. Bowen, Jaqueline C. Castilhos, Claudio Ciofi, Nancy N. FitzSimmons, Michael P. Jensen, Angela Formia, Colin J. Limpus, Chiara Natali, Luciano S. Soares, Benoit de Thoisy, Scott D. Whiting, Sandro L. Bonatto
Summary: The study on marine turtles' historical biogeography provides insight into the genetic diversity, connectivity, and population demography of globally distributed species. The findings reveal significant genetic structure among different regions, with the Atlantic Ocean and Indo-West Pacific being more closely related. The dispersal pattern of olive ridleys suggests a male-biased dispersal, and the Atlantic Ocean exhibits the lowest genetic diversity.
CONSERVATION GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Arthur D. D. Abegg, Alfredo P. P. Santos Jr, Henrique C. C. Costa, Jaqueline Battilana, Roberta Graboski, Fernanda S. L. Vianna, Weverton S. S. Azevedo, Nelson J. R. Fagundes, Clement M. Castille, Pedro C. C. Prado, Sandro L. L. Bonatto, Hussam Zaher, Felipe G. G. Grazziotin
Summary: Despite some recent progress, the systematics of the diverse fauna of Neotropical snakes is still controversial. The phylogenetic position of the rare species Echinanthera amoena within the Echinantherini tribe was assessed for the first time in this study. Our results support the monophyly of Echinantherini and indicate a unique lineage for E. amoena. Additionally, the genera Echinanthera and Taeniophallus were redefined based on the results.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Roberta Graboski, Juan C. Arredondo, Felipe G. Grazziotin, Ricardo Arturo Guerra-Fuentes, Ariane A. A. Da Silva, Ana L. C. Prudente, Roberta R. Pinto, Miguel T. Rodrigues, Sandro L. Bonatto, Hussam Zaher
Summary: This study used phylogenetic and multivariate analyses to evaluate the cryptic diversity of Amerotyphlops blind snakes. Based on molecular data and morphological variables, four new species of Amerotyphlops were described.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fernando Lopes, Larissa R. Oliveira, Yago Beux, Amanda Kessler, Susana Cardenas-Alayza, Patricia Majluf, Diego Paez-Rosas, Jaime Chaves, Enrique Crespo, Robert L. Brownell Jr, Alastair M. M. Baylis, Maritza Sepulveda, Valentina Franco-Trecu, Carolina Loch, Bruce C. Robertson, Claire R. Peart, Jochen B. W. Wolf, Sandro L. Bonatto
Summary: Hybridization is an important source of genetic diversity and evolution, and its role in generating novel lineages has been debated in animals. We provide genomic evidence that the Peruvian fur seal (Pfs) is a genetically distinct species resulting from hybridization between the South American fur seal (SAfs) and the Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) around 400,000 years ago. Our findings support the occurrence of homoploid hybrid speciation in Pfs and highlight the significance of hybridization in promoting biodiversity in large vertebrates.
