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Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in the Pechora Sea in the context of contemporary population structure of Northeast Atlantic walruses

Andersen, Liselotte Wesley ; Jacobsen, Magnus W ; Lydersen, Christian ; Semenova, Varvara ; Boltunov, Andrei ; Born, Erik W ; Wiig, Øystein ; Kovacs, Kit M

Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 2017-12, Vol.122 (4), p.897-915 [Periódico revisado por pares]

UK: Oxford University Press

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    Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in the Pechora Sea in the context of contemporary population structure of Northeast Atlantic walruses
  • Autor: Andersen, Liselotte Wesley ; Jacobsen, Magnus W ; Lydersen, Christian ; Semenova, Varvara ; Boltunov, Andrei ; Born, Erik W ; Wiig, Øystein ; Kovacs, Kit M
  • É parte de: Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 2017-12, Vol.122 (4), p.897-915
  • Descrição: Abstract Identifying genetically different groups of animals, occupying specific geographical areas, is a prerequisite for conservation and management priorities. In the present study, the genetic structure of Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) occupying the Pechora Sea (PEC) in the western Russian Arctic, including walruses from Svalbard–Franz Josef Land (SVA–FJL) and East Greenland (EGR) regions, was investigated using 14 microsatellites (N = 159) and mtDNA sequences (N = 212). Bayesian-based clustering analysis identified two clusters: EGR and the other Northeast Atlantic areas. Pairwise FST analyses based on microsatellites revealed low but significant genetic differences between walruses from the PEC and SVA–FJL groups, which was supported by mtDNA analysis. FST was not significant for all sampling years, indicating a temporal effect or male-biased gene flow. Extended Bayesian Skyline Plots suggested a constant female subpopulation size (Nef) for EGR and an increase for the SVA–FJL and PEC groups that commenced around 40–30 Kyr ago, indicating different demographic histories for walruses in the EGR. Further, the evolutionary phylogenetic relationship between Atlantic and Pacific walruses (O. r. divergence), based on mtDNA sequences, showed a monophyletic Atlantic clade, suggesting that Atlantic and Pacific walruses diverged ~949 Kyr. The principal finding suggests that PEC walruses show low, but significant genetic distinction from walruses in SVA–FJL and should be managed conservatively, as a separate, small population.
  • Editor: UK: Oxford University Press
  • Idioma: Inglês
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