Population genomics and conservation management of the threatened black-footed tree-rat (Mesembriomys gouldii) in northern Australia.

ABSTRACT: Genomic diversity is a fundamental component of Earth's total biodiversity, and requires explicit consideration in efforts to conserve biodiversity. To conserve genomic diversity, it is necessary to measure its spatial distribution, and quantify the contribution that any intraspecific evolutionary lineages make to overall genomic diversity. Here, we describe the range-wide population genomic structure of a threatened Australian rodent, the black-footed tree-rat (Mesembriomys gouldii), aiming to provide insight into the timing and extent of population declines across a large region with a dearth of long-term monitoring data. By estimating recent trajectories in effective population sizes at four localities, we confirm widespread population decline across the species' range, but find that th

SUBMITTER: von Takach B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10162988 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature