Population Genetic Structure of Savannah Elephants in Kenya: Conservation and Management Implications

Population Genetic Structure of Savannah Elephants in Kenya: Conservation and Management Implications

We investigated population genetic structure and regional differentiation among African savannah elephants in Kenya using mitochondrial and microsatellite markers. We observed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) nucleotide diversity of 1.68% and microsatellite variation in terms of average number of alleles,...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of heredity 2008-09, Vol.99 (5), p.443-452
Hauptverfasser: Okello, John B. A., Masembe, Charles, Rasmussen, Henrik B., Wittemyer, George, Omondi, Patrick, Kahindi, Onesmas, Muwanika, Vincent B., Arctander, Peter, Douglas-Hamilton, Iain, Nyakaana, Silvester, Siegismund, Hans R.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Biogeography
Conservation
Conservation of Natural Resources
DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics
Elephantidae
Elephants
Elephants - genetics
Female
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Grasslands
Kenya
Male
Microsatellite Repeats
Mitochondrial DNA
Population genetics
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Zusammenfassung:We investigated population genetic structure and regional differentiation among African savannah elephants in Kenya using mitochondrial and microsatellite markers. We observed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) nucleotide diversity of 1.68% and microsatellite variation in terms of average number of alleles, expected and observed heterozygosities in the total study population of 10.20, 0.75, and 0.69, respectively. Hierarchical analysis of molecular variance of mtDNA variation revealed significant differentiation among the 3 geographical regions studied (FCT = 0.264; P 
ISSN:0022-1503
1465-7333
DOI:10.1093/jhered/esn028