Genetic variation across the current range of the Asian houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii)

Pitra, Christian; D’Aloia, Marie-Ann; Lieckfeldt, Dietmar; Combreau, Olivier

doi:10.1023/b:coge.0000030004.51398.28

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“…Examples for the use of STR-markers are found in Bensch et al (1999), Arguedas and Parker (2000), Scribner et al (2001Scribner et al ( , 2003, Dallimer et al (2003), Kimura et al (2002), Pons et al (2004), Martinez-Cruz et al (2004), Pearce et al (2004 and Pitra et al (2004).…”

Section: Microsatellite (Str) Analysismentioning

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Use of DNA markers to study bird migration

Wink

2006

J Ornithol

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The molecular methods that are presently being used for studying phylogenetics, phylogeography and population genetics can also be applied to study bird migration. They are powerful and can supplement the information obtained from ringing, telemetry, morphometrics, ringing, radar tracking and isotope analysis. This short review describes the principles, scopes and limitations DNA methods and DNA markers that are relevant for migration research, such as DNA sequences, short tandem repeats (microsatellites), single nucleotide polymorphisms, amplified fragment length polymorphism, inter simple sequence repeats and molecular sexing.

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Section: Microsatellite (Str) Analysismentioning

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Use of DNA markers to study bird migration

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2006

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“…According to Sangster et al (1999), Knox et al (2002) and Lesobre et al (2010), the Chlamydotis genus consists of two species C. undulata and C. macqueenii with C. undulata comprising two subspecies (Cuu and Cuf). Other authors, however, posit that the genus is monotypic and made up of three well-differentiated subpopulations [Cramp and Simmons, 1980;Pitra et al, 2002Pitra et al, , 2004Idaghdour et al, 2004;IUCN, 2010;Birdlife International (2010) taxonomic group]. In this paper, we opt for the latter classification.…”

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“…Lesobre et al (2010) used both mtDNA and DNA microsatellites as described in Idaghdour et al (2004) and Chbel et al (2002), respectively, and did not find solid evidence of structuring within Cuu either. Pitra et al (2004) studied the macqueenii population history and showed weak structuring using only four microsatellite markers. The objective of this research was to implement Chbel et al (2002) polymorphic SSR markers and extend their use into a larger number of populations in order to pertinently evaluate and assess genetic distance, phylogenetic relationships, genetic diversity, and population differentiation between the North African forms Cuu and Cuf and the Asian form Cum.…”

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Patterns of genetic diversity and population structure of the threatened Houbara and Macqueen’s bustards as revealed by microsatellite markers

Korrida¹,

Jadallah²,

Chbel³

et al. 2012

Genet. Mol. Res.

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ABSTRACT. The Houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) is a threatened avian species that is rapidly declining throughout its range, especially in North Africa, Asia and the Canary Islands. We examined the population structure and genetic variation for the three Houbara subspecies C. undulata undulata, C. u. fuertaventurae and C. u. macqueenii. A total of 266 birds from 10 populations were genotyped using seven polymorphic microsatellite markers. The analysis of microsatellite loci generated 1821 genotypes and 55 different alleles. Estimates of observed and expected heterozygosities were relatively high and ranged from 0.371 to 0.687 and from 0.326 to 0.729, respectively. For the first time, significant phylogeographic structure among Asian Houbara populations was found using neutral nuclear markers. Analysis of molecular variance revealed 12.03% population variability among the subspecies. Population structure and assignment tests inferred using a Bayesian approach revealed two distinct clusters with more than 90% likelihood, one Asian and one North African. A positive correlation between genetic distance and geographic distance was detected among populations (r 2 = 0.302). For conservation purposes, this genetic information will help understand the current genetic status improving management strategies for Houbara bustard breeds and populations.

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“…We used Qiagen DNA Blood and Tissue kits to extract DNA and 17 microsatellite loci were amplified using fluorescent primers: loci A2, A10, A21, A22, A29, A106, A120, A204, A205, A210, D12, D110, D118, D119 (Chbel et al 2002), O26 (Lieckfeldt et al 2001) and O27, O38 (Pitra et al 2004). PCR mixtures contained 0.5 U DNA Polymerase (Solis Biodyne), 80 mM Tris-HCl (pH 9.5), 20 mM (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , 2.5 mM MgCl 2 , 200 lM dNTPs, 2 ll BSA (2 mg/ml), 10 pmol of each primer and approximately 100 ng of DNA.…”

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Male territories and the lek-like mating system of MacQueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii

Riou¹,

Combreau²

2014

J Ornithol

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Lekking is a promiscuous breeding system in which females visit groups of displaying males only for the purpose of mating. The spatial organization of these groups can range from tight aggregations of individuals, or leks, to loose clusters of males displaying on exploded-leks, and it can also include males seemingly displaying alone. As the distance between displaying males increases, it becomes possible for them to hold fixed territories and for females to select mates not for their genetic quality, as on true leks, but for the quality of the resource on their territory, i.e., resource-defense polygyny. Here, in a 2-year study of a breeding population of MacQueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii in southwest Kazakhstan, we used GPS and radio-tracking coupled with observation to understand male territoriality and the spatial distribution of sites, and we followed the breeding behavior of cryptic females using nest locations and genetic paternity analysis. We found that males were faithful throughout the season and across years to a small and exclusive territory centered on their display site. These sites were significantly overdispersed in space and thus we could not delimit any leks in a study area spanning 350 km 2 . Females nested in the vicinity of male territories and sometimes inside them, but based on a sample of six resolved paternities, they did not favor the territory of their mate for nesting. This is inconsistent with the hypothesis of resource-based female choice and implies that the breeding system of MacQueen's Bustard can be treated as a special case of lekking, albeit without male aggregation. Six broods were fathered by at least five different males, which lends support to the hypothesis that overdispersion of male sites is related to variability in female mate choice, and thus low male mating-skew in a lekking system.

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Genetic variation across the current range of the Asian houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii)

Cited by 29 publications

References 37 publications

Use of DNA markers to study bird migration

Use of DNA markers to study bird migration

Patterns of genetic diversity and population structure of the threatened Houbara and Macqueen’s bustards as revealed by microsatellite markers

Male territories and the lek-like mating system of MacQueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii

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