Evolutionary history of a Scottish harbour seal population
Efforts to conserve marine mammals are often constrained by uncertainty over their population history. Here, we examine the evolutionary history of a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population in the Moray Firth, northeast Scotland using genetic tools and microsatellite markers to explore population c...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fa91f3dec67b4735812dc2fda83d8a06 2024-01-07T09:43:45+01:00 Evolutionary history of a Scottish harbour seal population Natacha Nikolic Paul Thompson Mark de Bruyn Matthias Macé Claude Chevalet 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9167 https://doaj.org/article/fa91f3dec67b4735812dc2fda83d8a06 EN eng PeerJ Inc. https://peerj.com/articles/9167.pdf https://peerj.com/articles/9167/ https://doaj.org/toc/2167-8359 doi:10.7717/peerj.9167 2167-8359 https://doaj.org/article/fa91f3dec67b4735812dc2fda83d8a06 PeerJ, Vol 8, p e9167 (2020) Evolution Genetic Seal Medicine R Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9167 2023-12-10T01:50:28Z Efforts to conserve marine mammals are often constrained by uncertainty over their population history. Here, we examine the evolutionary history of a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population in the Moray Firth, northeast Scotland using genetic tools and microsatellite markers to explore population change. Previous fine-scale analysis of UK harbour seal populations revealed three clusters in the UK, with a northeastern cluster that included our Moray Firth study population. Our analysis revealed that the Moray Firth cluster is an independent genetic group, with similar levels of genetic diversity across each of the localities sampled. These samples were used to assess historic abundance and demographic events in the Moray Firth population. Estimates of current genetic diversity and effective population size were low, but the results indicated that this population has remained at broadly similar levels following the population bottleneck that occurred after post-glacial recolonization of the area. Article in Journal/Newspaper harbour seal Phoca vitulina Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles PeerJ 8 e9167 |
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Efforts to conserve marine mammals are often constrained by uncertainty over their population history. Here, we examine the evolutionary history of a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population in the Moray Firth, northeast Scotland using genetic tools and microsatellite markers to explore population change. Previous fine-scale analysis of UK harbour seal populations revealed three clusters in the UK, with a northeastern cluster that included our Moray Firth study population. Our analysis revealed that the Moray Firth cluster is an independent genetic group, with similar levels of genetic diversity across each of the localities sampled. These samples were used to assess historic abundance and demographic events in the Moray Firth population. Estimates of current genetic diversity and effective population size were low, but the results indicated that this population has remained at broadly similar levels following the population bottleneck that occurred after post-glacial recolonization of the area. |
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Evolutionary history of a Scottish harbour seal population |
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