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15247308

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
Genetic variability is an important component in the ability of populations to adapt in the face of environmental change. Here we report the first description of nuclear genetic variability in the only remaining sizable colony of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), located at Cap Blanc (Western Sahara, Mauritania), whose estimated size during the study period (1994-May 1997) was about 320 individuals. We tested 42 microsatellite loci isolated from five pinniped species in a sample of 52 pups. Three loci failed to give any product, and of the remaining 39, only 15 were polymorphic, with a maximum of 3 alleles detected. Three loci appeared to be X-linked. No departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were detected and no genetic structure was found between the two nursing caves currently occupied by the seals. Several analytical methods show that, as a consequence of a severe bottleneck, the population has suffered a decrease in genetic variability over the last few centuries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0022-1503
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
95
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
291-300
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Low genetic variability in the highly endangered mediterranean monk seal.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Animal Biology, University of Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. teresa_pastor@ub.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't