Population genomics of grey wolves and wolf-like canids in North America
North America is currently home to a number of grey wolf (Canis lupus) and wolf-like canid populations, including the coyote (Canis latrans) and the taxonomically controversial red, Eastern timber and Great Lakes wolves. We explored their population structure and regional gene flow using a dataset o...
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ftnrm:oai:DiVA.org:nrm-3673 2023-05-15T15:06:46+02:00 Population genomics of grey wolves and wolf-like canids in North America Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. Gopalakrishan, Shyam Vieira, Filipe G. Castruita, Jose A. Samaniego Raundrup, Katrine Jorgensen, Mads Peter Heide Meldgaard, Morten Petersen, Bent Sicheritz-Ponten, Thomas Mikkelsen, Johan Brus Marquard-Petersen, Ulf Dietz, Rune Sonne, Christian Dalen, Love Bachmann, Lutz Wiig, Oystein Hansen, Anders J. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. 2018 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nrm:diva-3673 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007745 eng eng Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Enheten för bioinformatik och genetik PLOS Genetics, 1553-7390, 2018, 14:11, orcid:0000-0002-2110-3709 orcid:0000-0002-2472-8317 orcid:0000-0001-6615-1141 orcid:0000-0001-5723-5263 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nrm:diva-3673 doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1007745 PMID 30419012 ISI:000452454300019 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Natural Sciences Naturvetenskap Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2018 ftnrm https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007745 2022-09-15T16:17:16Z North America is currently home to a number of grey wolf (Canis lupus) and wolf-like canid populations, including the coyote (Canis latrans) and the taxonomically controversial red, Eastern timber and Great Lakes wolves. We explored their population structure and regional gene flow using a dataset of 40 full genome sequences that represent the extant diversity of North American wolves and wolf-like canid populations. This included 15 new genomes (13 North American grey wolves, 1 red wolf and 1 Eastern timber/Great Lakes wolf), ranging from 0.4 to 15x coverage. In addition to providing full genome support for the previously proposed coyote-wolf admixture origin for the taxonomically controversial red, Eastern timber and Great Lakes wolves, the discriminatory power offered by our dataset suggests all North American grey wolves, including the Mexican form, are monophyletic, and thus share a common ancestor to the exclusion of all other wolves. Furthermore, we identify three distinct populations in the high arctic, one being a previously unidentified "Polar wolf" population endemic to Ellesmere Island and Greenland. Genetic diversity analyses reveal particularly high inbreeding and low heterozygosity in these Polar wolves, consistent with long-term isolation from the other North American wolves. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Canis lupus Ellesmere Island Greenland Swedish Museum of Natural History: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Ellesmere Island Greenland PLOS Genetics 14 11 e1007745 |
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Natural Sciences Naturvetenskap Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. Gopalakrishan, Shyam Vieira, Filipe G. Castruita, Jose A. Samaniego Raundrup, Katrine Jorgensen, Mads Peter Heide Meldgaard, Morten Petersen, Bent Sicheritz-Ponten, Thomas Mikkelsen, Johan Brus Marquard-Petersen, Ulf Dietz, Rune Sonne, Christian Dalen, Love Bachmann, Lutz Wiig, Oystein Hansen, Anders J. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Population genomics of grey wolves and wolf-like canids in North America |
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North America is currently home to a number of grey wolf (Canis lupus) and wolf-like canid populations, including the coyote (Canis latrans) and the taxonomically controversial red, Eastern timber and Great Lakes wolves. We explored their population structure and regional gene flow using a dataset of 40 full genome sequences that represent the extant diversity of North American wolves and wolf-like canid populations. This included 15 new genomes (13 North American grey wolves, 1 red wolf and 1 Eastern timber/Great Lakes wolf), ranging from 0.4 to 15x coverage. In addition to providing full genome support for the previously proposed coyote-wolf admixture origin for the taxonomically controversial red, Eastern timber and Great Lakes wolves, the discriminatory power offered by our dataset suggests all North American grey wolves, including the Mexican form, are monophyletic, and thus share a common ancestor to the exclusion of all other wolves. Furthermore, we identify three distinct populations in the high arctic, one being a previously unidentified "Polar wolf" population endemic to Ellesmere Island and Greenland. Genetic diversity analyses reveal particularly high inbreeding and low heterozygosity in these Polar wolves, consistent with long-term isolation from the other North American wolves. |
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Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. Gopalakrishan, Shyam Vieira, Filipe G. Castruita, Jose A. Samaniego Raundrup, Katrine Jorgensen, Mads Peter Heide Meldgaard, Morten Petersen, Bent Sicheritz-Ponten, Thomas Mikkelsen, Johan Brus Marquard-Petersen, Ulf Dietz, Rune Sonne, Christian Dalen, Love Bachmann, Lutz Wiig, Oystein Hansen, Anders J. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. |
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Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. Gopalakrishan, Shyam Vieira, Filipe G. Castruita, Jose A. Samaniego Raundrup, Katrine Jorgensen, Mads Peter Heide Meldgaard, Morten Petersen, Bent Sicheritz-Ponten, Thomas Mikkelsen, Johan Brus Marquard-Petersen, Ulf Dietz, Rune Sonne, Christian Dalen, Love Bachmann, Lutz Wiig, Oystein Hansen, Anders J. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. |
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Population genomics of grey wolves and wolf-like canids in North America |
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Population genomics of grey wolves and wolf-like canids in North America |
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Population genomics of grey wolves and wolf-like canids in North America |
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Population genomics of grey wolves and wolf-like canids in North America |
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Population genomics of grey wolves and wolf-like canids in North America |
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population genomics of grey wolves and wolf-like canids in north america |
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Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Enheten för bioinformatik och genetik |
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