caa a22 4500 445857579 CHVBK 20180317145433.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10592-011-0206-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10592-011-0206-0 Low genetic diversity in the endangered great Indian bustard ( Ardeotis nigriceps ) across India and implications for conservation [Elektronische Daten] [Farah Ishtiaq, Sutirtha Dutta, Bibek Yumnam, Yadvendradev Jhala] The great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is an endemic endangered bird of the Indian subcontinent with a declining population, as a result of hunting and continuing habitat loss. In this first genetic study of this little-known species, we investigate the diversity of the mitochondrial DNA (hypervariable control region II and cytochrome b gene) among samples (n=63) from five states within the current distribution range of great Indian bustards in India. We find just three haplotypes defined by three variable sites, a comparatively low genetic diversity of π=0.0021±0.0012 for cytochrome b, 0.0008±0.0007 for the control region (CR), and 0.0017±0.0069 for combined regions and no phylogeographic structure between populations. We provide evidence for a bottleneck event, estimate an effective population size (Ne) that is roughly concordant with recent population size estimates based on field surveys (~200 to 400), but extremely low for a widely distributed species. We also discuss the conservation implications. Based on our findings, we strongly recommend upgrading the IUCN threat status from Endangered to Critically Endangered. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011 Ardeotis nigriceps nationallicence Bottleneck nationallicence Effective population size nationallicence Low genetic variability nationallicence Indian subcontinent nationallicence Mitochondrial DNA nationallicence Ishtiaq Farah Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, 248001, Chandrabani, Dehradun, India aut Dutta Sutirtha Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, 248001, Chandrabani, Dehradun, India aut Yumnam Bibek Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, 248001, Chandrabani, Dehradun, India aut Jhala Yadvendradev Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, 248001, Chandrabani, Dehradun, India aut Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/3(2011-06-01), 857-863 1566-0621 12:3<857 2011 12 10592 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0206-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0206-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ishtiaq Farah Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, 248001, Chandrabani, Dehradun, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dutta Sutirtha Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, 248001, Chandrabani, Dehradun, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yumnam Bibek Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, 248001, Chandrabani, Dehradun, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jhala Yadvendradev Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, 248001, Chandrabani, Dehradun, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/3(2011-06-01), 857-863 1566-0621 12:3<857 2011 12 10592 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer