High genetic diversity and population differentiation inClarias gariepinusof Yala Swamp: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequences

2016 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 2557-2570 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Barasa ◽  
R. Abila ◽  
J. P. Grobler ◽  
M. Agaba ◽  
E. J. Chemoiwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Population Differentiation ◽  
High Genetic Diversity

scholarly journals Genetic diversity and population differentiation of the freshwater copepod Sinocalanus tenellus (Calanoida, Centropagidae) in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Wang ◽  
Xiaolin Ma ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
Mingbo Yin
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Population Differentiation ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Genetic Data ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystem ◽  
High Genetic Diversity ◽  
Wide Range

Copepods, present in a wide range of water bodies, are an important component of freshwater ecosystems and their biodiversity has been much studied in marine and freshwater ecosystems. However, no previous genetic data are available that allow an assessment of population-genetic diversity and differentiation of the copepod Sinocalanus tenellus from Chinese freshwaters. We analyzed DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene from eleven S. tenellus populations (individual lakes) from China, ten of which exhibited a high genetic diversity. Low to high population differentiation was detected among the populations. Interestingly, substantial genetic divergence was detected between WLS (Wuliangsu, in Inner Mongolia) and other locations, indicating the presence of two lineages of S. tenellus in East Asia. Moreover, we found that two distinct clades of S. tenellus were separated by the reference “S. sinensis” clade, suggesting they were parts of a complex of cryptic species of S. tenellus. This study will contribute to an understanding of the diversity and biogeography of copepods in freshwater ecosystem in China.

High genetic diversity and low-population differentiation in the Patagonian sprat (Sprattus fuegensis) based on mitochondrial DNA

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1148-1155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian B. Canales-Aguirre ◽  
Sandra Ferrada-Fuentes ◽  
Ricardo Galleguillos ◽  
Fernanda X. Oyarzun ◽  
Claudio C. Buratti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Population Differentiation ◽  
High Genetic Diversity

Genealogical relationship inference to identify areas of intensive poaching of the Orange-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis)

BMC Zoology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Padilla-Jacobo ◽  
Tiberio C. Monterrubio-Rico ◽  
Horacio Cano-Camacho ◽  
María Guadalupe Zavala-Páramo
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Haplotype Diversity ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Central American ◽  
Illegal Trade ◽  
Wild Populations ◽  
High Genetic Diversity ◽  
Genealogical Relationship ◽  
Genetic Pool

Abstract Background The Orange-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis) is the Mexican psittacine that is most captured for the illegal pet trade. However, as for most wildlife exploited by illegal trade, the genetic diversity that is extracted from species and areas of intensive poaching is unknown. In this study, we analyzed the genetic diversity of 80 E. canicularis parakeets confiscated from the illegal trade and estimated the level of extraction of genetic diversity by poaching using the mitochondrial DNA sequences of cytochrome b (Cytb). In addition, we analyzed the genealogical and haplotypic relationships of the poached parakeets and sampled wild populations in Mexico, as a strategy for identifying the places of origin of poached parakeets. Results Poached parakeets showed high haplotype diversity (Hd = 0.842) and low nucleotide diversity (Pi = 0.00182). Among 22 haplotypes identified, 18 were found exclusively in 37 individuals, while four were detected in the remaining 43 individuals and shared with the wild populations. A rarefaction and extrapolation curve revealed that 240 poached individuals can include up to 47 haplotypes and suggested that the actual haplotype richness of poached parakeets is higher than our analyses indicate. The geographic locations of the four haplotypes shared between poached and wild parakeets ranged from Michoacan to Sinaloa, Mexico. However, the rare haplotypes detected in poached parakeets were derived from a recent genetic expansion of the species that has occurred between the northwest of Michoacan and the coastal region of Colima, Jalisco and southern Nayarit, Mexico. Conclusions Poached parakeets showed high genetic diversity, suggesting high extraction of the genetic pool of the species in central Mexico. Rarefaction and extrapolation analyses suggest that the actual haplotype richness in poached parakeets is higher than reflected by our analyses. The poached parakeets belong mainly to a very diverse genetic group of the species, and their most likely origin is between northern Michoacan and southern Nayarit, Mexico. We found no evidence that poachers included individuals from Central American international trafficking with individuals from Mexico in the sample.

Genetic diversity within Scorpio maurus (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) from morocco: Preliminary evidence based on CO1 mitochondrial DNA sequences

Biologia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa Froufe ◽  
Pedro Sousa ◽  
Paulo Alves ◽  
David Harris
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase 1

AbstractThe large-clawed scorpion, Scorpio maurus, is a medically important scorpion and yet nothing is known regarding genetic diversity within this species. As a preliminary analysis we determined variation within the cytochrome oxidase 1 (CO1) mitochondrial gene from specimens from Morocco. High levels of genetic diversity were found that presented some geographical coherence. Of the two identified subspecies from Morocco, S. maurus birulai and S. maurus fuliginosus, the latter included genetically distinct lineages (8.0% uncorrected sequence divergence), indicating a detailed morphological and molecular revision is needed for this species.

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