Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic Continuity in Mountain Woodland Caribou of the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada

We examine the mitochondrial genetic stability of mountain woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, over the last 4000 years. Unlike caribou populations in the Yukon, populations in the Northwest Territories show no evidence for mitoc...

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Main Authors: Letts, Brandon, Fulton, Tara L., Stiller, Mathias, Andrews, Thomas D., MacKay, Glen, Popko, Richard, Shapiro, Beth
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Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2012
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/67233 2023-05-15T14:19:26+02:00 Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic Continuity in Mountain Woodland Caribou of the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada Letts, Brandon Fulton, Tara L. Stiller, Mathias Andrews, Thomas D. MacKay, Glen Popko, Richard Shapiro, Beth 2012-05-24 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67233 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67233/51143 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67233 ARCTIC; Vol. 65 No. 5 (2012): Supplement 1: 1–202; 80–94 1923-1245 0004-0843 ice patch Redstone herd ecotype White River tephra mitochondrial barren-ground névé troupeau de Redstone écotype téphra de la rivière White toundra info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2012 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:57Z We examine the mitochondrial genetic stability of mountain woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, over the last 4000 years. Unlike caribou populations in the Yukon, populations in the Northwest Territories show no evidence for mitochondrial genetic turnover during that period, which indicates that they were not adversely affected by the widespread deposition of the White River tephra around 1200 years ago. We detect moderate genetic differentiation between mountain woodland and barren-ground caribou in both territories, lending support to the current subspecies designations. In addition, we identify moderate genetic differentiation between Northwest Territories and western Yukon mountain woodland caribou, suggesting that there has been minimal mixing of matrilines between these herds. Nous examinons la stabilité génétique mitochondriale des caribous des bois des montagnes (Rangifer tarandus caribou) qui ont évolué dans les monts Mackenzie et dans la chaîne de Selwyn, Territoires du Nord-Ouest, ces 4 000 dernières années. Contrairement aux populations de caribou du Yukon, les populations de caribou des Territoires du Nord-Ouest ne montrent aucun signe de rotation génétique mitochondriale pendant cette période, ce qui indique qu’ils n’ont pas été affectés de manière défavorable par le dépôt à grande échelle du téphra de la rivière White, il y a environ 1 200 ans. Nous détectons une différentiation génétique modérée entre le caribou des bois des montagnes et le caribou de la toundra dans les deux territoires, ce qui vient appuyer les désignations actuelles de sous-espèces. Par ailleurs, nous avons dénoté une différenciation génétique modérée entre le caribou des bois des montagnes des Territoires du Nord-Ouest et celui de l’ouest du Yukon, ce qui laisse croire qu’il y aurait eu peu de mélanges matrilinéaires entre ces troupeaux. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northwest Territories Rangifer tarandus Selwyn Mountains Territoires du Nord-Ouest toundra Yukon University of Calgary Journal Hosting Canada Northwest Territories Selwyn ENVELOPE(-138.287,-138.287,62.799,62.799) Yukon ARCTIC 65 5
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topic ice patch
Redstone herd
ecotype
White River tephra
mitochondrial
barren-ground
névé
troupeau de Redstone
écotype
téphra de la rivière White
toundra
spellingShingle ice patch
Redstone herd
ecotype
White River tephra
mitochondrial
barren-ground
névé
troupeau de Redstone
écotype
téphra de la rivière White
toundra
Letts, Brandon
Fulton, Tara L.
Stiller, Mathias
Andrews, Thomas D.
MacKay, Glen
Popko, Richard
Shapiro, Beth
Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic Continuity in Mountain Woodland Caribou of the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada
topic_facet ice patch
Redstone herd
ecotype
White River tephra
mitochondrial
barren-ground
névé
troupeau de Redstone
écotype
téphra de la rivière White
toundra
description We examine the mitochondrial genetic stability of mountain woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, over the last 4000 years. Unlike caribou populations in the Yukon, populations in the Northwest Territories show no evidence for mitochondrial genetic turnover during that period, which indicates that they were not adversely affected by the widespread deposition of the White River tephra around 1200 years ago. We detect moderate genetic differentiation between mountain woodland and barren-ground caribou in both territories, lending support to the current subspecies designations. In addition, we identify moderate genetic differentiation between Northwest Territories and western Yukon mountain woodland caribou, suggesting that there has been minimal mixing of matrilines between these herds. Nous examinons la stabilité génétique mitochondriale des caribous des bois des montagnes (Rangifer tarandus caribou) qui ont évolué dans les monts Mackenzie et dans la chaîne de Selwyn, Territoires du Nord-Ouest, ces 4 000 dernières années. Contrairement aux populations de caribou du Yukon, les populations de caribou des Territoires du Nord-Ouest ne montrent aucun signe de rotation génétique mitochondriale pendant cette période, ce qui indique qu’ils n’ont pas été affectés de manière défavorable par le dépôt à grande échelle du téphra de la rivière White, il y a environ 1 200 ans. Nous détectons une différentiation génétique modérée entre le caribou des bois des montagnes et le caribou de la toundra dans les deux territoires, ce qui vient appuyer les désignations actuelles de sous-espèces. Par ailleurs, nous avons dénoté une différenciation génétique modérée entre le caribou des bois des montagnes des Territoires du Nord-Ouest et celui de l’ouest du Yukon, ce qui laisse croire qu’il y aurait eu peu de mélanges matrilinéaires entre ces troupeaux.
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author Letts, Brandon
Fulton, Tara L.
Stiller, Mathias
Andrews, Thomas D.
MacKay, Glen
Popko, Richard
Shapiro, Beth
author_facet Letts, Brandon
Fulton, Tara L.
Stiller, Mathias
Andrews, Thomas D.
MacKay, Glen
Popko, Richard
Shapiro, Beth
author_sort Letts, Brandon
title Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic Continuity in Mountain Woodland Caribou of the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_short Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic Continuity in Mountain Woodland Caribou of the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_full Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic Continuity in Mountain Woodland Caribou of the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_fullStr Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic Continuity in Mountain Woodland Caribou of the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_full_unstemmed Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic Continuity in Mountain Woodland Caribou of the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_sort ancient dna reveals genetic continuity in mountain woodland caribou of the mackenzie and selwyn mountains, northwest territories, canada
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
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