Genetic diversity of wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) of Taimyr: Analysis of polymorphism of the control region of mitochondrial DNA

Холодова, М. В.; Kolpashchikov, Leonid A.; Kuznetsova, Maria; Baranova, Anna A.

doi:10.1134/s1062359011010067

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“…The Taimyr samples seem to be especially variable (hd = 0.972, π = 0.017 in the CR) as shown by others (Kholodova et al. ; Baranova et al. ).…”

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confidence: 58%

“…This may be explained by the size of the Taimyr population, which is the largest extant Eurasian wild reindeer population, constituting 700 000–750 000 animals (Kholodova et al. ). The Taimyr population is probably also a historically united population which has maintained a high effective population size over a long period of time (Kholodova et al.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The Taimyr population is probably also a historically united population which has maintained a high effective population size over a long period of time (Kholodova et al. ). Our results point in the direction of a separate Russian subcluster ( If ).…”

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“…This may imply that the current geographical distribution of mtDNA haplotypes reflects historical demographic events rather than taxonomy as it is described today. Previous studies on reindeer haplotype structure are mainly based on single sequencing data from either the CR (Flagstad and Røed 2003;Røed et al 2008;Kholodova et al 2011;Kl€ utsch et al 2012;Weckworth et al 2012) or the cytb region (Cronin et al 2006;Yannic et al 2014), but we are not aware of any combined studies. Phylogeographical analyses of reindeer based on the CR show three main haplotype clusters, probably originating in three separate glacial populations.…”

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Merging and comparing three mitochondrial markers for phylogenetic studies of Eurasian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

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2016

Ecology and Evolution

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Phylogenetic analyses provide information that can be useful in the conservation of genetic variation by identifying intraspecific genetic structure. Reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships requires the use of markers with the appropriate amount of variation relative to the timeframe and purpose of the study. Here, genetic structure and clustering are inferred from comparative analyses of three widely used mitochondrial markers, the CR, cytb and the COI region, merged and separately, using Eurasian reindeer as a model. A Bayesian phylogeny and a MJ network, both based on the merged dataset, indicate several distinct maternal haplotype clusters within Eurasian reindeer. In addition to confirm previously described clusters, two new subclusters were found. When comparing the results from the merged dataset with the results from analyses of the three markers separately, similar clustering was found in the CR and COI phylogenies, whereas the cytb region showed poor resolution. Phylogenetic analyses of the merged dataset and the CR revealed congruent results, implying that single sequencing analysis of the CR is an applicable method for studying the haplotype structure in Eurasian reindeer.

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“…The Taimyr samples seem to be especially variable (hd = 0.972, π = 0.017 in the CR) as shown by others (Kholodova et al. ; Baranova et al. ).…”

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confidence: 58%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Merging and comparing three mitochondrial markers for phylogenetic studies of Eurasian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

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Røed

2016

Ecology and Evolution

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“…The Taimyr population is considered to be the largest wild reindeer population in Eurasia, covering the northern parts of central and partly western Siberia [32]. An early published observation of a possible contemporary migration of a single reindeer bull from Novaia Zemlia to Svalbard over the winter ice presented a possible route.…”

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Colonizing the High Arctic: Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Common Origin of Eurasian Archipelagic Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

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In light of current debates on global climate change it has become important to know more on how large, roaming species have responded to environmental change in the past. Using the highly variable mitochondrial control region, we revisit theories of Rangifer colonization and propose that the High Arctic archipelagos of Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, and Novaia Zemlia were colonized by reindeer from the Eurasian mainland after the last glacial maximum. Comparing mtDNA control region sequences from the three Arctic archipelagos showed a strong genetic connection between the populations, supporting a common origin in the past. A genetic connection between the three archipelagos and two Russian mainland populations was also found, suggesting colonization of the Eurasian high Arctic archipelagos from the Eurasian mainland. The age of the Franz Josef Land material (>2000 years before present) implies that Arctic indigenous reindeer colonized the Eurasian Arctic archipelagos through natural dispersal, before humans approached this region.

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Genetic diversity and phylogeography of Siberian roe deer, Caproulus pygargus, in central and peripheral populations

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Markov

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Current understanding of phylogeographical structure and genetic diversity of Siberian roe deer remains limited mainly due to small sample size and/or low geographical coverage in previous studies. Published data suggest at least two phylogroups: western (Ural Mountains and Western Siberia) and eastern (east from lake Baikal, including the Korean peninsula), but their phylogenetic relationship remains unclear. Combined sequences of cytochrome b (1140 bp) and the mtDNA control region (963 bp) were analyzed from 219 Siberian roe deer from 12 locations in Russia, Mongolia, and South Korea, which cover a large part of its range, to assess genetic diversity and phylogeographical status. Special emphasis was placed on the demographic history and genetic features of central, peripheral, and isolated populations. Results of median‐joining network and phylogenetic tree analyses indicate that Siberian roe deer from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean are genetically diverse and that geographical distribution and composition of haplogroups coincide with previously described ranges of the subspecies Capreolus pygargus pygargus and Capreolus pygargus tianschanicus. We found that peripheral populations in the northwestern parts of the species range (Urals), as well as the isolated population from Jeju Island, are genetically distinct from those in the core part of the range, both in terms of genetic diversity and quantitative composition of haplogroups. We also found that northwestern (Urals) and northern (Yakutia) peripheral populations share the same haplogroup and fall into the same phylogenetic clade with the isolated population from Jeju Island. This finding sheds light on the taxonomic status of the Jeju Island population and leads to hypotheses about the discordance of morphological and genetic evolution in isolated populations and specific genetic features of peripheral populations.

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Genetic diversity of wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) of Taimyr: Analysis of polymorphism of the control region of mitochondrial DNA

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Merging and comparing three mitochondrial markers for phylogenetic studies of Eurasian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Merging and comparing three mitochondrial markers for phylogenetic studies of Eurasian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Colonizing the High Arctic: Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Common Origin of Eurasian Archipelagic Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Genetic diversity and phylogeography of Siberian roe deer, Caproulus pygargus, in central and peripheral populations

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