Genetic population structure of harbour seals in the United Kingdom and neighbouring waters
International audience 1. In the United Kingdom (UK), several harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) populations have been declining over the past decade. In order to understand the effect of these changes in abundance, this study seeks to determine the population structure of harbour seals in the UK, and in...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-01541870v1 2023-05-15T16:33:38+02:00 Genetic population structure of harbour seals in the United Kingdom and neighbouring waters Tange, Olsen Morten Islas, Valentina Graves, Jeff A. Onoufriou, Aubrie Vincent, Cécile Brasseur, Sophie Frie, Anne Kirstine Hall, Ailsa Section for GeoGenetics Globe Institute Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH) Sea Mammal Research Unit University of St Andrews (SMRU) School of Biology University of St Andrews University of St Andrews Scotland -University of St Andrews Scotland -Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Puerto Ángel, Distrito de San Pedro Pochutla Universidad del Mar, Ciudad Universitaria School of Biology University of St Andrews Scotland Xelect Ltd, Scottish Oceans Institute LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Department of Ecology, IMARES, AD IMARES, AD Institute of Marine Research Bergen (IMR) University of Bergen (UiB) 2017 https://hal.science/hal-01541870 https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2760 en eng HAL CCSD Wiley info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/aqc.2760 hal-01541870 https://hal.science/hal-01541870 doi:10.1002/aqc.2760 ISSN: 1052-7613 EISSN: 1099-0755 Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems https://hal.science/hal-01541870 Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 2017, 27, pp.839-845. ⟨10.1002/aqc.2760⟩ coastal genetics mammal microsatellite loci Phoca vitulina Seal Management Units [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2017 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2760 2023-03-08T06:46:41Z International audience 1. In the United Kingdom (UK), several harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) populations have been declining over the past decade. In order to understand the effect of these changes in abundance, this study seeks to determine the population structure of harbour seals in the UK, and in Scotland in particular, on a wider and finer spatial scale than has previously been reported. 2. Harbour seals were genotyped from 18 different localities throughout the UK and neighbouring localities in mainland Europe, at 12 microsatellite loci. Results from Bayesian and frequency based tests of population structure suggested an initial structural division into two main groups consisting of localities in northern UK and southern UK–mainland Europe, respectively. 3. These two clusters were further divided into four geographically distinct genetic clusters. 4. An overall agreement between the genetic results and the existing management areas for UK harbour seals was observed, but it is also clear that an adaptive management approach should be adopted, in which the delineation of the current management areas is maintained until further genetic and ecological information has been accumulated and analysed. Article in Journal/Newspaper harbour seal Phoca vitulina Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 27 4 839 845 |
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coastal genetics mammal microsatellite loci Phoca vitulina Seal Management Units [SDE]Environmental Sciences Tange, Olsen Morten Islas, Valentina Graves, Jeff A. Onoufriou, Aubrie Vincent, Cécile Brasseur, Sophie Frie, Anne Kirstine Hall, Ailsa Genetic population structure of harbour seals in the United Kingdom and neighbouring waters |
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International audience 1. In the United Kingdom (UK), several harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) populations have been declining over the past decade. In order to understand the effect of these changes in abundance, this study seeks to determine the population structure of harbour seals in the UK, and in Scotland in particular, on a wider and finer spatial scale than has previously been reported. 2. Harbour seals were genotyped from 18 different localities throughout the UK and neighbouring localities in mainland Europe, at 12 microsatellite loci. Results from Bayesian and frequency based tests of population structure suggested an initial structural division into two main groups consisting of localities in northern UK and southern UK–mainland Europe, respectively. 3. These two clusters were further divided into four geographically distinct genetic clusters. 4. An overall agreement between the genetic results and the existing management areas for UK harbour seals was observed, but it is also clear that an adaptive management approach should be adopted, in which the delineation of the current management areas is maintained until further genetic and ecological information has been accumulated and analysed. |
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Section for GeoGenetics Globe Institute Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH) Sea Mammal Research Unit University of St Andrews (SMRU) School of Biology University of St Andrews University of St Andrews Scotland -University of St Andrews Scotland -Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Puerto Ángel, Distrito de San Pedro Pochutla Universidad del Mar, Ciudad Universitaria School of Biology University of St Andrews Scotland Xelect Ltd, Scottish Oceans Institute LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Department of Ecology, IMARES, AD IMARES, AD Institute of Marine Research Bergen (IMR) University of Bergen (UiB) |
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Genetic population structure of harbour seals in the United Kingdom and neighbouring waters |
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Genetic population structure of harbour seals in the United Kingdom and neighbouring waters |
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Genetic population structure of harbour seals in the United Kingdom and neighbouring waters |
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Genetic population structure of harbour seals in the United Kingdom and neighbouring waters |
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Genetic population structure of harbour seals in the United Kingdom and neighbouring waters |
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genetic population structure of harbour seals in the united kingdom and neighbouring waters |
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ISSN: 1052-7613 EISSN: 1099-0755 Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems https://hal.science/hal-01541870 Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 2017, 27, pp.839-845. ⟨10.1002/aqc.2760⟩ |
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