The Effect of a Bottleneck on Genomic Variation: a Study of the White-Tailed Eagle in Iceland

As a part of a PhD project we are investigating the genomics of the current Icelandic white-tailed eagle population, in comparison with genomic data from other larger and outbred populations, and to historic samples from before the bottleneck in Iceland. We are examining the population structure, po...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Charles C. R. Hansen, Kristen M. Westfall, Kristinn H. Skarphéðinsson, Snæbjörn Pálsson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: LLC Sibecocenter 2018
Subjects:
birds of prey
white-tailed sea eagle
haliaeetus albicilla
genetic
General. Including nature conservation
geographical distribution
QH1-199.5
Zoology
QL1-991
Haliaeetus albicilla
Iceland
White-tailed eagle
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/44a97fd6c1c545a9b85e4357bb82e083
Description
Summary:As a part of a PhD project we are investigating the genomics of the current Icelandic white-tailed eagle population, in comparison with genomic data from other larger and outbred populations, and to historic samples from before the bottleneck in Iceland. We are examining the population structure, potential effects of small population size, signs of inbreeding and genomic selection. We present here the results of an analyzes of a bottleneck using the Whitetailed Eagles as a case study.

Similar Items