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: Dotsev, Arsen V., Deniskova, Tatiana E., Okhlopkov, Innokentiy M., Mészáros, Gabor, Sölkner, Johann, Reyer, Henry, Wimmers, Klaus, Brem, Gottfried, Zinovieva, Natalia A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
• Subjects: Original Research; Kharaulakh; Suntar; Tiksi; Verkhoyansk; Tiksi Bay; Yakut; Siberia
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6144981/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30250679; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4350

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 Verkhoya...