Nine biomes and nine challenges for the conservation genetics of Neotropical species, the case of the vulnerable giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

2022/08/01 by Flávia Regina Miranda, Arielli Fabrício Machado, Camila Clozato Lara +2 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Genetic diversity and population structure #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Species Distribution and Climate Change

paper · doi:10.1007/s10531-022-02461-2

Citations

• Moderate Genetic Diversity and Demographic Reduction in the Threatened Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
• Shotgun Mitogenomics Provides a Reference Phylogenetic Framework and Timescale for Living Xenarthrans
• Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth
• An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm

Discussions

• Giant anteater genetics confirm that they are habitat generalists. Haplotypes for both mitochondrial and nuclear markers are shared across biomes like Cerrado, Pantanal, and Amazonia. This suggests hi [bsky, 18 points, 1 comments]