caa a22 4500 445857218 CHVBK 20180317145431.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10592-011-0257-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10592-011-0257-2 Demographic and genetic status of an isolated population of bog turtles ( Glyptemys muhlenbergii ): implications for managing small populations of long-lived animals [Elektronische Daten] [Shannon Pittman, Timothy King, Søren Faurby, Michael Dorcas] In this study, we sought to determine the population stability and genetic diversity of one isolated population of the federally-threatened bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) in North Carolina. Using capture-recapture data, we estimated adult survival and population growth rate from 1992 to 2007. We found that the population decreased from an estimated 36 adult turtles in 1994 to approximately 11 adult turtles in 2007. We found a constant adult survival of 0.893 (SE=0.018, 95% confidence interval, 0.853-0.924) between 1992 and 2007. Using 18 microsatellite markers, we compared the genetic status of this population with five other bog turtle populations. The target population displayed allelic richness (4.8±0.5) and observed heterozygosity (0.619±0.064) within the range of the other bog turtle populations. Coalescent analysis of population growth rate, effective population size, and timing of population structuring event also indicated the genetics of the target population were comparable to the other populations studied. Estimates of effective population size were a proportion of the census size in all populations except the target population, in which the effective population size was larger than the census size (30 turtles vs. 11 turtles). We attribute the high genetic diversity in the target population to the presence of multiple generations of old turtles. This study illustrates that the demographic status of populations of long-lived species may not be reflected genetically if a decline occurred recently. Consequently, the genetic integrity of populations of long-lived animals experiencing rapid demographic bottlenecks may be preserved through conservation efforts effective in addressing demographic problems. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011 Wetland management nationallicence Conservation nationallicence Bog turtle nationallicence Genetics nationallicence Inbreeding nationallicence Isolation nationallicence Pittman Shannon Department of Biology, Davidson College, 28035-7118, Davidson, NC, USA aut King Timothy U.S. Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center, Aquatic Ecology Branch, 11649 Leetown Road, 25430, Kearneysville, WV, USA aut Faurby Søren Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles, 90095, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut Dorcas Michael Department of Biology, Davidson College, 28035-7118, Davidson, NC, USA aut Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/6(2011-12-01), 1589-1601 1566-0621 12:6<1589 2011 12 10592 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0257-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0257-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pittman Shannon Department of Biology, Davidson College, 28035-7118, Davidson, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- King Timothy U.S. Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center, Aquatic Ecology Branch, 11649 Leetown Road, 25430, Kearneysville, WV, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Faurby Søren Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles, 90095, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dorcas Michael Department of Biology, Davidson College, 28035-7118, Davidson, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/6(2011-12-01), 1589-1601 1566-0621 12:6<1589 2011 12 10592 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer