Genome‐wide SNP analysis unveils genetic structure and phylogeographic history of snow sheep (Ovis nivicola) populations inhabiting the Verkhoyansk Mountains and Momsky Ridge (northeastern Siberia)

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Arsen V. Dotsev, Tatiana E. Deniskova, Innokentiy M. Okhlopkov, Gabor Mészáros, Johann Sölkner, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers, Gottfried Brem, Natalia A. Zinovieva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: genetic diversity; Ovis nivicola; population structure; single‐nucleotide polymorphisms; snow sheep; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Kharaulakh; Suntar; Tiksi; Verkhoyansk; Tiksi Bay; Yakut; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4350; https://doaj.org/article/254a4f381c024d27a9de7ac94c945235

Abstract Insights into the genetic characteristics of a species provide important information for wildlife conservation programs. Here, we used the OvineSNP50 BeadChip developed for domestic sheep to examine population structure and evaluate genetic diversity of snow sheep (Ovis nivicola) inhabiting...