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_id: '3247'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The Brazilian Merganser is a very rare and threatened species that nowadays
inhabits only a few protected areas and their surroundings in the Brazilian territory.
In order to estimate the remaining genetic diversity and population structure
in this species, two mitochondrial genes were sequenced in 39 individuals belonging
to two populations and in one individual collected in Argentina in 1950. We found
a highly significant divergence between two major remaining populations of Mergus
octosetaceus, which suggests a historical population structure in this species.
Furthermore, two deeply divergent lineages were found in a single location, which
could due to current or historical secondary contact. Based on the available genetic
data, we point out future directions which would contribute to design strategies
for conservation and management of this threatened species.
acknowledgement: "The present study received grants from FAPEMIG, CNPq, Petrobras
Ambiental and Fundação O Boticário de Conservação da Natureza, and followed all
ethical guidelines and legal requirements of Brazil for sampling and studying an
endangered species.\r\nWe thank the Specialist Work Group for the Conservation of
Brazilian Merganser for valuable discussions and opinions on this manuscript. We
also thank all the staff from Instituto Terra Brasilis and Funatura (Vivian S. Braz
and Gislaine Disconzi) for collecting the samples at Serra da Canastra and Chapada
dos Veadeiros, respectively; Dario A. Lijtmaerand and Pablo Tubaro for providing
the samples from Argentina, Bradley C. Livezey for sending copies of his papers,
and Geoff M. Hilton and Paulo de Tarso Z. Antas for useful suggestions that greatly
improved this manuscript."
author:
- first_name: Sibelle
full_name: Vilaça, Sibelle
last_name: Vilaça
- first_name: Rodrigo A
full_name: Fernandes Redondo, Rodrigo A
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last_name: Fernandes Redondo
orcid: 0000-0002-5837-2793
- first_name: Lívia
full_name: Lins, Lívia
last_name: Lins
- first_name: Fabrício
full_name: Santos, Fabrício
last_name: Santos
citation:
ama: Vilaça S, Fernandes Redondo RA, Lins L, Santos F. Remaining genetic diversity
in Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus). Conservation Genetics. 2012;13(1):293-298.
doi:10.1007/s10592-011-0262-5
apa: Vilaça, S., Fernandes Redondo, R. A., Lins, L., & Santos, F. (2012). Remaining
genetic diversity in Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus). Conservation
Genetics. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0262-5
chicago: Vilaça, Sibelle, Rodrigo A Fernandes Redondo, Lívia Lins, and Fabrício
Santos. “Remaining Genetic Diversity in Brazilian Merganser (Mergus Octosetaceus).”
Conservation Genetics. Springer, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0262-5.
ieee: S. Vilaça, R. A. Fernandes Redondo, L. Lins, and F. Santos, “Remaining genetic
diversity in Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus),” Conservation Genetics,
vol. 13, no. 1. Springer, pp. 293–298, 2012.
ista: Vilaça S, Fernandes Redondo RA, Lins L, Santos F. 2012. Remaining genetic
diversity in Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus). Conservation Genetics.
13(1), 293–298.
mla: Vilaça, Sibelle, et al. “Remaining Genetic Diversity in Brazilian Merganser
(Mergus Octosetaceus).” Conservation Genetics, vol. 13, no. 1, Springer,
2012, pp. 293–98, doi:10.1007/s10592-011-0262-5.
short: S. Vilaça, R.A. Fernandes Redondo, L. Lins, F. Santos, Conservation Genetics
13 (2012) 293–298.
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:02:15Z
date_published: 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:42:05Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: JoBo
doi: 10.1007/s10592-011-0262-5
intvolume: ' 13'
issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '02'
oa_version: None
page: 293 - 298
publication: Conservation Genetics
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer
publist_id: '3420'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: 1
status: public
title: Remaining genetic diversity in Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus)
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 13
year: '2012'
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