Genetic consequences of long-term small effective population size in the critically endangered pygmy hog.

ABSTRACT: Increasing human disturbance and climate change have a major impact on habitat integrity and size, with far-reaching consequences for wild fauna and flora. Specifically, population decline and habitat fragmentation result in small, isolated populations. To what extend different endangered species can cope with small population size is still largely unknown. Studies on the genomic landscape of these species can shed light on past demographic dynamics and current genetic load, thereby also providing guidance for conservation programs. The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is the smallest and rarest wild pig in the world, with current estimation of only a few hundred living in the wild. Here, we analyzed whole-genome sequencing data of six pygmy hogs, three from the wild and three from a ca

SUBMITTER: Liu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7980308 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature