Conservation implications for dingoes from the maternal and paternal genome: Multiple populations, dog introgression, and demography.

ABSTRACT: It is increasingly common for apex predators to face a multitude of complex conservation issues. In Australia, dingoes are the mainland apex predator and play an important role in ecological functioning. Currently, however, they are threatened by hybridization with modern domestic dogs in the wild. As a consequence, we explore how increasing our understanding of the evolutionary history of dingoes can inform management and conservation decisions. Previous research on whole mitochondrial genome and nuclear data from five geographical populations showed evidence of two distinct lineages of dingo. Here, we present data from a broader survey of dingoes around Australia using both mitochondrial and Y chromosome markers and investigate the timing of demographic expansions. Biogeographic data cor

SUBMITTER: Cairns KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5696388 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature