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The potential and shortcomings of mitochondrial DNA analysis for cheetah conser...
Meißner, René; Winter, Sven; Westerhüs, Uta; Sliwa, Alexander; Greve, Carola; Bottriell, Lena Godsall; Bottriell, Paul; Fernandes, C; Vercammen, PaulThere are only about 7,100 adolescent and adult cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) remaining in the wild. With the majority occurring outside protected areas, their numbers are rapidly declining. Evidence-based conservation measures are essential for the survival of this species. Genetic data is routinely used to inform conservation strategies, e.g., by establishing conservation units (CU). A commonly used marker in c...
Paraphyly of the widespread generalist red fox (Vulpes vulpes): introgression r...
Basuony, Ali E; Saleh, Mostafa; Sarhan, Moustafa; Younes, Mahmoud; Abdel-Hamid, Fouad; Fernandes, C; Vercammen, Paul; Aboshaala, Faraj; Bounaceur, FaridUnderstanding of the evolutionary history of two closely related canid sister taxa, the geographically restricted, arid-adapted Rüppell’s fox (Vulpes rueppellii) and the widespread generalist red fox (Vulpes vulpes), has been hampered by limited sampling in the biogeographically complex region of North Africa and the Middle East. We sequenced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytochrome b and D-loop fragments from 116 ...
Genomic analyses show extremely perilous conservation status of African and Asi...
Prost, Stefan; Machado, Ana Paula; Zumbroich, Julia; Preier, Lisa; Mahtani‐Williams, Sarita; Meissner, Rene; Guschanski, Katerina; Brealey, Jaelle C.We live in a world characterized by biodiversity loss and global environmental change. The extinction of large carnivores can have ramifying effects on ecosystems like an uncontrolled increase in wild herbivores, which in turn can have knock-on impacts on vegetation regeneration and communities. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) serve important ecosystem functions as apex predators; yet, they are quickly heading towa...
Mitochondrial DNA variation of the caracal (Caracal caracal) in Iran and range-...
Hassan-Beigi, Yasaman; Rodrigues, Mónica; Adibi, Mohammad Ali; Madjdzadeh, Seyed Massoud; Vercammen, Paul; Farhadinia, Mohammad S.; Fernandes, CThe caracal (Caracal caracal) is a medium-sized felid with a wide distribution in Africa and extending through Southwest Asia to India. It remains essentially unstudied in its genetic diversity and structure and phylogeographic history throughout its geographic range. In this study, we analysed mitochondrial Cytochrome b variation in the Iranian caracal and found considerably low diversity and a lack of geograp...
The potential and shortcomings of mitochondrial DNA analysis for cheetah conser...
Meißner, René; Winter, Sven; Westerhüs, Uta; Sliwa, Alexander; Greve, Carola; Bottriell, Lena Godsall; Bottriell, Paul; Fernandes, C; Vercammen, PaulThere are only about 7,100 adolescent and adult cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) remaining in the wild. With the majority occurring outside protected areas, their numbers are rapidly declining. Evidence-based conservation measures are essential for the survival of this species. Genetic data is routinely used to inform conservation strategies, e.g., by establishing conservation units (CU). A commonly used marker in c...