Genetic assessment of captive red panda (Ailurus fulgens) population
| Autor: | Alankar K. Jha, P. Anuradha Reddy, Arun Kumar, Bhupen Roka, Upashna Rai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine education.field_of_study Genetic diversity Multidisciplinary Ecology Population Endangered species Zoology Small population size Biology Ex situ conservation 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Population viability analysis Threatened species Captive breeding education human activities |
| Zdroj: | SpringerPlus. 5 |
| ISSN: | 2193-1801 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40064-016-3437-1 |
| Popis: | Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is threatened across its range by detrimental human activities and rapid habitat changes necessitating captive breeding programs in various zoos globally to save this flagship species from extinction. One of the ultimate aims of ex situ conservation is reintroduction of endangered animals into their natural habitats while maintaining 90 % of the founder genetic diversity. Advances in molecular genetics and microsatellite genotyping techniques make it possible to accurately estimate genetic diversity of captive animals of unknown ancestry. Here we assess genetic diversity of the red panda population in Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling, which plays a pivotal role in ex situ conservation of red panda in India. We generated microsatellite genotypes of fifteen red pandas with a set of fourteen loci. This population is genetically diverse with 68 % observed heterozygosity (HO) and mean inbreeding (FIS) coefficient of 0.05. However population viability analysis reveals that this population has a very low survival probability ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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