Conservation genomics of an endangered arboreal mammal following the 2019-2020 Australian megafire.

ABSTRACT: The impacts of a changing climate threaten species, populations and ecosystems. Despite these significant and large-scale impacts on threatened species, many remain understudied and have little to no genetic information available. The greater glider, Petauroides volans, is an endangered species highly sensitive to the predicted changes in temperature under a changing climate and was recently severely impacted by a megafire natural disaster (85% estimated population loss). Baseline genetic data is essential for conservation management and for detecting detrimental changes in fire-effected populations. We collected genetic samples within 2 years post the 2019-2020 catastrophic Australian bushfires to examine adaptive potential, baseline genetic diversity and population structure, across thei

SUBMITTER: Knipler ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9831986 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature