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Sep 11, 2019 · Perhaps the most important result was that all the dugongs that live around Madagascar are particularly genetically isolated, so may be even more at risk from human activity than previously thought and deserve a higher conservation status.
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Jun 2, 2021 · Thirteen ISSR primers revealed that dugongs from the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand exhibited more genetic variation in the first 12 years of the study (1990–2002) compared to the last decade...
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Sep 25, 2019 · Perhaps the most important was that all individuals from Madagascar – today a very small and little understood population of dugongs – belonged to a unique and genetically divergent population....
We observe significant population differentiation across the Indo-Pacific, associated with distinct evolutionary lineages. We find that levels of dugong genetic diversity are approximately 10-fold higher in the eastern compared with the western Indo-Pacific region. A significant decline in female N e over the last millennium was observed in the ...
A recent assessment of New Caledonian dugong population health, using the mtDNA control region, has revealed a genetically depauperate population, indicating that even some of the largest global dugong populations are now at significant risk of genomic degradation [43]. Nuclear whole genome
Jan 20, 2024 · Our draft genome assembly will enable range-wide assessments of genetic diversity and adaptation, facilitate effective management of dugong populations, and allow comparative genomics analyses including with other sirenians, the oldest marine mammal lineage.
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Oct 2, 2019 · Using bones up to 250 years old, scientists have discovered some of the world’s most endangered dugong populations are also the most genetically distinct. The research can help guide conservation efforts for the species.
