Hence, studies along gradients of disturbance and understanding relationships among variables in a causal framework are important to detect these processes. The genetic diversity of Addax nasomaculatus in reintroduced and ex-situ managed populations Marwell Wildlife, Al Ain Zoo , the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and San Diego Zoo Global have initiated a project with the Tunisian Direction Générale des Forêts to evaluate the genetic diversity of addax across global ex-situ populations and the Tunisian metapopulation. Genetic Diversity. Methods: Levels of genetic diversity and population genetic structure were investigated by genotyping representative accessions of each species with a set of simple sequence repeat (SSR) and allozyme markers. Publication: Journal of Arid Environments. Conservation and utilization of these tomato relatives would benefit from an understanding of genetic diversity and relationships within and between populations. Genetic Diversity in the Desert Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus delameri) Population in Eastern Africa Mwanika, V B and Kock, R A and Masembe, C and Siegismund, H R (2012) Genetic Diversity in the Desert Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus delameri) Population in Eastern Africa. Decoupling of Sexual Reproduction and Genetic Diversity in the Female-Biased Mojave Desert Moss Syntrichia caninervis (Pottiaceae) Amber Elizabeth Paasch, Brent D. Mishler, Sonia Nosratinia, Lloyd R. Stark, and ; Kirsten M. Fisher, and ; Editor: Jeremiah Busch We analysed the effects of such barriers on connectivity and genetic diversity of 27 populations of Ovis canadensis nelsoni (desert bighorn sheep). As expected, the results showed that the coastal bees have high levels of genetic diversity, due to the intensive apiculture industry there, which allows large numbers of bees to intermingle. pp. A study on genetic diversity of C. polygonoides in the Thar Desert is prerequisite to reveal the ecological and genetic consequences and to preserve the biodiversity, while an analysis for chemical parameters would help in selection of plants with higher nutritional values. Conservation of the genetic resources of endemic desert plants is crucial to worldwide efforts to combat desertification, to prevent further degradation of the fragile ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions and to sustain biodiversity in deserts. How desert travel saved the camel’s genetic diversity. This grass is extremely drought resistant and thrives even in areas receiving very low rainfall (100 to 150 mm) annually under extreme temperatures ranging from -3 to 50°C. Just as regions of high species diversity are conservation targets, identifying regions containing high genetic diversity and divergence within and among populations may be important to protect future evolutionary potential. Genetic diversity and structure of an endangered desert shrub and the implications for conservation Zhihao Su, Zhihao Su 1 ... Genetic diversity index, including the number of alleles per locus corrected for the sample size (A), observed heterozygosity (H O) and unbiased expected heterozygosity (H E) corrected for the sample size, were calculated within the groups. Here we compare genetic diversity in four Mojave Desert populations of the moss Syntrichia caninervis to assess the degree to which sexual reproduction is associated with genotypic diversity. Desert bighorn populations that were completely isolated by highways fared the worst: they were estimated to have lost as much as 15 percent of their genetic diversity in only about 40 years. 2002). 2 (Table 1). We used partial Mantel tests, multiple linear regression and coalescent simulations to infer changes in gene flow and diversity of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers. Research Article Genetic diversity and structure of an endangered desert shrub and the implications for conservation Zhihao Su1*, Bryce A. Richardson2, Li Zhuo3, Xiaolong Jiang4, Wenjun Li1 and Xiaoshan Kang1 1Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Land, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, no. 4.1. This is due to the fact that species with greater genetic diversity generally have more tools to adapt to changes within its environment. Scientists in many parts of the world are trying to introduce genetically modified seeds in the agriculture sector for better yield as well as for the resistance of drought and flood situations. Substantial genetic diversity exists in the natural populations of desert teak which needs to be conserved in-situ as well as ex-situ to ensure sustainable utilization and survival of … Genetic diversity in the desert: patterns and testable hypotheses Nevo, Eviatar; Beiles, Avigdor; Abstract. Long‐term evolutionary history and demographic processes shape current patterns of genetic variation in natural populations. Genetic diversity is the whole basis for a sustainable life system in the earth. The following popula- at both the species and population levels. vineum currently diversity may also be more likely to be important for supports a substantial amount of genetic variation other types of genetic diversity. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH, 42 (1). 54-59. A major finding of this study was that genetic diversity in the COI gene segment of Cx. netic stage, genetic diversity might decrease. The presence of barriers was the equivalent of increasing the distance between desert bighorn populations by 40 km, which would effectively stop gene flow between populations. 1 and sp. Desert plants play a key role, as the primary producers, in maintaining these ecosystems. @article{Badr2018GeneticDO, title={Genetic Diversity of Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis Schrader) Populations in the Eastern Desert of Egypt as Revealed by Morphological Variation and ISSR Polymorphism}, author={A. Badr and M. Kamel and H. Zaki}, journal={Feddes Repertorium}, year={2018}, volume={129}, pages={173-184} } The genetic diversity we have discovered, thanks to restocking from wild ‘ghost’ dromedary populations, is quite remarkable in the history of its domestication. Abstract: Genetic diversity within species provides the raw material for adaptation and evolution. 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