Díez-del-Molino, David and von Seth, Johanna and Gyllenstrand, Niclas and Widemo, Fredrik and Liljebäck, Niklas and Svensson, Mikael and Sjögren-Gulve, Per and Dalén, Love
(2020).
Population genomics reveals lack of greater white-fronted introgression into the Swedish lesser white-fronted goose.
Scientific Reports. 10
, 18347
[Journal article]
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Abstract
Interspecifc introgression is considered a potential threat to endangered taxa. One example where this has had a major impact on conservation policy is the lesser white-fronted goose (LWfG). After a dramatic decline in Sweden, captive breeding birds were released between 1981–1999 with the aim to reinforce the population. However, the detection of greater white-fronted goose (GWfG) mitochondrial DNA in the LWfG breeding stock led to the release program being dismantled, even though the presence of GWfG introgression in the actual wild Swedish LWfG population was never documented. To examine this, we sequenced the complete genomes of 21 LWfG birds from the Swedish, Russian and Norwegian populations, and compared these with genomes from other goose species, including the GWfG. We found no evidence of interspecifc introgression into the wild Swedish LWfG population in either nuclear genomic or mitochondrial data. Moreover, Swedish LWfG birds are genetically distinct from the Russian and Norwegian populations and display comparatively low genomic diversity and high levels of inbreeding. Our fndings highlight the utility of genomic approaches in providing scientifc evidence that can help improve conservation management as well as policies for breeding and reinforcement programmes.
Authors/Creators: | Díez-del-Molino, David and von Seth, Johanna and Gyllenstrand, Niclas and Widemo, Fredrik and Liljebäck, Niklas and Svensson, Mikael and Sjögren-Gulve, Per and Dalén, Love | ||||
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Title: | Population genomics reveals lack of greater white-fronted introgression into the Swedish lesser white-fronted goose | ||||
Series Name/Journal: | Scientific Reports | ||||
Year of publishing : | 2020 | ||||
Volume: | 10 | ||||
Article number: | 18347 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 10 | ||||
Associated Programs and Other Stakeholders: | SLU - Environmental assessment > Programme Game (until May 2010) | ||||
ISSN: | 2045-2322 | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||
Version: | Published version | ||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Ecology (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Genetics (medical genetics to be 30107 and agricultural genetics to be 40402) (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Zoology | ||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-109966 | ||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-109966 | ||||
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ID Code: | 22133 | ||||
Faculty: | S - Faculty of Forest Sciences NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap | ||||
Department: | (S) > Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Ecology (S) > Dept. of Ecology (NL, NJ) > Swedish Species Information Centre | ||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
Deposited On: | 05 Feb 2021 11:01 | ||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 05 Feb 2021 11:11 |
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