Genetic diversity and population structure of Arabian horse populations using microsatellite markers

M Machmoum, I Boujenane, R Azelhak… - Journal of Equine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the genetic diversity and the relationships among the show Arabian horse
populations is a current issue for breeders and professionals. This study aimed to define the …

From promise to practice: pairing non-invasive sampling with genomics in conservation

MA Russello, MD Waterhouse, PD Etter, EA Johnson - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Conservation genomics has become an increasingly popular term, yet it remains unclear
whether the non-invasive sampling that is essential for many conservation-related studies is …

Host association drives genetic divergence in the bed bug, Cimex lectularius

W Booth, O Balvín, EL Vargo, J Vilímová… - Molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic differentiation may exist among sympatric populations of a species due to long‐term
associations with alternative hosts (ie host‐associated differentiation). While host …

In situ population structure and ex situ representation of the endangered Amur tiger

P Henry, D Miquelle, T Sugimoto… - Molecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is a critically endangered felid that suffered
a severe demographic contraction in the 1940s. In this study, we sampled 95 individuals …

Genetic structure of Mesoamerican populations of Big‐leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) inferred from microsatellite analysis

RR Novick, CW Dick, MR Lemes, C Navarro… - Molecular …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
While microsatellites have been used to examine genetic structure in local populations of
Neotropical trees, genetic studies based on such high‐resolution markers have not been …

Genetic variation and population structure in the endangered greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

SJ Rossiter, G Jones, RD Ransome… - Molecular …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Following a dramatic decline last century, the British population of the endangered greater
horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum is highly fragmented. To examine the …

Genotyping‐in‐Thousands by sequencing (GT‐seq) panel development and application to minimally invasive DNA samples to support studies in molecular ecology

DA Schmidt, NR Campbell… - Molecular Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Minimally invasive sampling (MIS) is widespread in wildlife studies; however, its utility for
massively parallel DNA sequencing (MPS) is limited. Poor sample quality and contamination …

Microsatellite analysis of genetic diversity and population structure of Arabian horse populations

A Khanshour, E Conant, R Juras… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The Arabian horse ignites imagination throughout the world. Populations of this breed exist
in many countries, and recent genetic work has examined the diversity and ancestry of a few …

Lineage diversification and historical demography of a montane bird Garrulax elliotii - implications for the Pleistocene evolutionary history of the eastern Himalayas

Y Qu, X Luo, R Zhang, G Song, F Zou, F Lei - BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011 - Springer
Background Pleistocene climate fluctuations have shaped the patterns of genetic diversity
observed in many extant species. In montane habitats, species' ranges may have expanded …

Rangewide phylogeography in the greater horseshoe bat inferred from microsatellites: implications for population history, taxonomy and conservation

SJ Rossiter, P Benda, C Dietz, S Zhang… - Molecular …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The distribution of genetic variability across a species' range can provide valuable insights
into colonization history. To assess the relative importance of European and Asian refugia in …