Estimating the Effective Population Size Across Space and Time in the Critically Endangered Western Chimpanzee in Guinea-Bissau: Challenges and Implications for Conservation Management.

ABSTRACT: The western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) is a Critically Endangered taxon. In Guinea-Bissau (GB), the subspecies is increasingly threatened, but there is a lack of understanding regarding the degree of genetic threat faced by populations. This hinders the development of targeted conservation strategies and the prioritization of efforts by national agencies. In this study, we use microsatellite data from four parks located in southern GB and five whole-genome sequences to estimate the effective population size (N _e ) and infer the recent and ancient demographic history of populations using different methods. We also aim to integrate the different N _e estimates to improve our understanding of the evolutionary history and current

SUBMITTER: da Silva MJF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12514012 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature