caa a22 4500 445857277 CHVBK 20180317145432.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10592-011-0244-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10592-011-0244-7 Genetic diversity, population genetic structure and demographic history of Przewalski's gazelle ( Procapra przewalskii ): implications for conservation [Elektronische Daten] [Ji Yang, Zhigang Jiang] The Przewalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) is one of the most endangered antelope species in the world. It is endemic to China and is a flagship species in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. To establish effective conservation measures on this species, genetic information such as genetic structure is needed. However, there has not been a comprehensive genetic assessment on this gazelle using nuclear DNA markers yet. Here, we employed 13 microsatellite loci to investigate genetic diversity, population genetic structure and demographic history of Przewalski's gazelle using noninvasive samples of 169 wild gazelles collected from nine populations. A total of 76 alleles were detected from the entire samples, mean allele number was 5.85, and overall H O and H E were 0.525 and 0.552, respectively. Structure and GENELAND analyses found six genetic groups in the nine populations. Between the inferred genetic groups, significant genetic differentiation and low migration rates were detected. Demographic analyses indicated that Przewalski's gazelle experienced genetic bottleneck and severe population decline, with the ancestral effective population size reducing to less than one percent. Based on the results of this study, we provide several conservation recommendations for Przewalski's gazelle, such as six management units, periodic monitoring and special conservation consideration on the Qiejitan population. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011 Genetic diversity nationallicence Population genetic structure nationallicence Demographic history nationallicence Microsatellite loci nationallicence Procapra przewalskii nationallicence Qinghai-Tibet plateau nationallicence Yang Ji Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1-5 Beichen West Road, 100101, Beijing, China aut Jiang Zhigang Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1-5 Beichen West Road, 100101, Beijing, China aut Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/6(2011-12-01), 1457-1468 1566-0621 12:6<1457 2011 12 10592 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0244-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0244-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yang Ji Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1-5 Beichen West Road, 100101, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jiang Zhigang Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1-5 Beichen West Road, 100101, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/6(2011-12-01), 1457-1468 1566-0621 12:6<1457 2011 12 10592 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer