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Genetic diversity and population structure of the northern red muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis) in Indian Himalayan region

Genetic diversity and population structure of the northern red muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis) in... Despite showing high resilience and adaptation to various types of habitats including human-dominated landscape, barking deer have experienced considerable threats due to habitat loss, poaching, and competition for resources with other deer species. In the present study, we examined the population genetic parameters of barking deer from the Indian Himalayan Region, (IHR) using mitochondrial and nuclear markers and performed comparative analysis with the barking deer sequences retrieved from China, Thailand, Vietnam, and India (Central and Northeast region). We observed relatively high genetic diversity (Hd = 0.904 ± 0.038 and π = 0.0165 ± 0.005) at mitochondrial Cyt b gene and a moderate genetic variability at 11 nuclear microsatellites (Ho = 0.587 ± 0.072, He = 0.731 ± 0.046). The Bayesian-based population structure analysis revealed the presence of two different populations corresponding to the western and central-eastern Himalayas. The present study has generated a baseline population genetic account of barking deer that may be used in population monitoring of barking deer across IHR using non-invasive genetic sampling. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mammalian Biology Springer Journals

Genetic diversity and population structure of the northern red muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis) in Indian Himalayan region

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde 2022
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1616-5047
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1618-1476
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10.1007/s42991-022-00254-2
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Abstract

Despite showing high resilience and adaptation to various types of habitats including human-dominated landscape, barking deer have experienced considerable threats due to habitat loss, poaching, and competition for resources with other deer species. In the present study, we examined the population genetic parameters of barking deer from the Indian Himalayan Region, (IHR) using mitochondrial and nuclear markers and performed comparative analysis with the barking deer sequences retrieved from China, Thailand, Vietnam, and India (Central and Northeast region). We observed relatively high genetic diversity (Hd = 0.904 ± 0.038 and π = 0.0165 ± 0.005) at mitochondrial Cyt b gene and a moderate genetic variability at 11 nuclear microsatellites (Ho = 0.587 ± 0.072, He = 0.731 ± 0.046). The Bayesian-based population structure analysis revealed the presence of two different populations corresponding to the western and central-eastern Himalayas. The present study has generated a baseline population genetic account of barking deer that may be used in population monitoring of barking deer across IHR using non-invasive genetic sampling.

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Mammalian Biology – Springer Journals

Published: Apr 1, 2022

Keywords: IHR; Barking deer; Population genetics; Population structure; Non-invasive genetics

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