The critically endangered vaquita is not doomed to extinction by inbreeding depression
In cases of severe wildlife population decline, a key question is whether recovery efforts will
be impeded by genetic factors, such as inbreeding depression. Decades of excess mortality …
be impeded by genetic factors, such as inbreeding depression. Decades of excess mortality …
Population dynamics of caribou shaped by glacial cycles before the last glacial maximum
Pleistocene glacial cycles influenced the diversification of high‐latitude wildlife species
through recurrent periods of range contraction, isolation, divergence, and expansion from …
through recurrent periods of range contraction, isolation, divergence, and expansion from …
Molecular Breeding Strategies of Beetroot (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. conditiva Alefeld)
Beetroot, table beet, red beet or garden beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. conditiva
Alefeld) is a cross-pollinated crop that belongs to the family Chenopodiaceae. It is one of the …
Alefeld) is a cross-pollinated crop that belongs to the family Chenopodiaceae. It is one of the …
Genome-wide analysis of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) indicates isolation-by-distance across the North Atlantic and potential local adaptation in …
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), a highly mobile cetacean species of the
Northern Hemisphere, inhabits basins that vary broadly in salinity, temperature, and food …
Northern Hemisphere, inhabits basins that vary broadly in salinity, temperature, and food …
Viral Diversity and Epidemiology in Critically Endangered Yangtze Finless Porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis)
X Zhao, C Dai, S Qian, Q Tang, L Li, Y Hao… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Yangtze finless porpoise (YFP)(Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) is a
critically endangered freshwater cetacean, with about 1,249 individuals thought to be left in …
critically endangered freshwater cetacean, with about 1,249 individuals thought to be left in …
A chromosome-level genome assembly of critically endangered Ochetobius elongatus
L Li, X Liang, J Zhang, Q Xu, L Wang, X Gao, X Song… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Ochetobius elongatus, a critically endangered species found in the Yangtze River was the
subject of our study in which we leveraged PacBio and Hi-C data to assemble a …
subject of our study in which we leveraged PacBio and Hi-C data to assemble a …
An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin genome reveals insights into chromosome evolution and the demography of a vulnerable species
Summary The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a small inshore species
of odontocete cetacean listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Here, we report on the …
of odontocete cetacean listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Here, we report on the …
Genetic diversity of CHC22 clathrin impacts its function in glucose metabolism
CHC22 clathrin plays a key role in intracellular membrane traffic of the insulin-responsive
glucose transporter GLUT4 in humans. We performed population genetic and phylogenetic …
glucose transporter GLUT4 in humans. We performed population genetic and phylogenetic …
Sirenian genomes illuminate the evolution of fully aquatic species within the mammalian superorder afrotheria
Sirenians of the superorder Afrotheria were the first mammals to transition from land to water
and are the only herbivorous marine mammals. Here, we generated a chromosome-level …
and are the only herbivorous marine mammals. Here, we generated a chromosome-level …
Conservation genetics and genomics
For more than thirty years, methods and theories from evolutionary biology, phylogenetics,
population genetics and molecular biology have been used by conservation biologists to …
population genetics and molecular biology have been used by conservation biologists to …