The muskox lost a substantial part of its genetic diversity on its long road to Greenland

Hansen et al. analyze genetic variation in the muskox, the largest herbivore in the Arctic. The muskox has experienced drastic declines in population size, leading to lower genetic diversity levels than most herbivores. The low genetic diversity and strong genetic structure holds implications for th...

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Published in:Current Biology
Main Authors: Hansen, Charles C.R., Hvilsom, Christina, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Aastrup, Peter, van Coeverden de Groot, P.J., Siegismund, Hans Redlef
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
GBS
High Arctic
Last Glacial Maximum
Ovibos moschatus
colonization
demography
founder effect
genotyping by sequencing
phylogeography
population structure
Arctic
Greenland
muskox
ovibos moschatus
Online Access:https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/30927695-66a6-495a-bcc5-963340b7ad5b
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.054
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Summary:Hansen et al. analyze genetic variation in the muskox, the largest herbivore in the Arctic. The muskox has experienced drastic declines in population size, leading to lower genetic diversity levels than most herbivores. The low genetic diversity and strong genetic structure holds implications for the future conservation efforts for the species.

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