Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobita

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Cossíos, E. Daniel; Walker, Rebecca Susana; Lucherini, Mauro; Ruiz García, Manuel; Angers, Bernard
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2012
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The Andean cat Leopardus jacobita is considered one of the rarest felids in the world, although it has a large latitudinal distribution. Due to its preference for upland habitats, it has been suggested that this cat could have naturally fragmented populations. Despite great concern regarding the conservation status of this species, very little is known about its population structure, which is crucial information for appropriate management plans. In this study, we investigated its genetic diversity, population structure and evolutionary history by analysing 459 base pairs of the mitochondrial DNA control region, 789 base pairs of the NADH-5, ATP-8 and 16S mitochondrial genes, and 11 nuclear microsatellites, with the aim of identifying conservation units. The analyses were made on 30 skins and 65 recently collected faecal samples from throughout the known range of the species. These analyses revealed a total of 56 individuals. Our results confirm that Andean cat populations harbour extremely low mitochondrial and nuclear genetic diversity. The population structure of this species suggests the existence of 2 evolutionarily significant units (ESUs), with a latitudinal separation between 26 and 35°S. In addition, 2 genetically distinct groups within the northern ESU could be considered separate management units.
Fil: Cossíos, E. Daniel. University Of Geneva (ug);
Fil: Walker, Rebecca Susana. Wildlife Conservation Society; Argentina
Fil: Lucherini, Mauro. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Grupo de Ecología Comportamental de Mamíferos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina
Fil: Ruiz García, Manuel. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Angers, Bernard. University Of Geneva (ug);
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LEOPARDUS JACOBITA
CONSERVATION GENETICS
ESUs
GENETIC STRUCTURE
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spelling Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobitaCossíos, E. DanielWalker, Rebecca SusanaLucherini, MauroRuiz García, ManuelAngers, BernardLEOPARDUS JACOBITACONSERVATION GENETICSESUsGENETIC STRUCTUREhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The Andean cat Leopardus jacobita is considered one of the rarest felids in the world, although it has a large latitudinal distribution. Due to its preference for upland habitats, it has been suggested that this cat could have naturally fragmented populations. Despite great concern regarding the conservation status of this species, very little is known about its population structure, which is crucial information for appropriate management plans. In this study, we investigated its genetic diversity, population structure and evolutionary history by analysing 459 base pairs of the mitochondrial DNA control region, 789 base pairs of the NADH-5, ATP-8 and 16S mitochondrial genes, and 11 nuclear microsatellites, with the aim of identifying conservation units. The analyses were made on 30 skins and 65 recently collected faecal samples from throughout the known range of the species. These analyses revealed a total of 56 individuals. Our results confirm that Andean cat populations harbour extremely low mitochondrial and nuclear genetic diversity. The population structure of this species suggests the existence of 2 evolutionarily significant units (ESUs), with a latitudinal separation between 26 and 35°S. In addition, 2 genetically distinct groups within the northern ESU could be considered separate management units.Fil: Cossíos, E. Daniel. University Of Geneva (ug);Fil: Walker, Rebecca Susana. Wildlife Conservation Society; ArgentinaFil: Lucherini, Mauro. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Grupo de Ecología Comportamental de Mamíferos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; ArgentinaFil: Ruiz García, Manuel. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; ColombiaFil: Angers, Bernard. University Of Geneva (ug);Inter-Research2012-03-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/200324Cossíos, E. Daniel; Walker, Rebecca Susana; Lucherini, Mauro; Ruiz García, Manuel; Angers, Bernard; Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobita; Inter-Research; Endangered Species Research; 16; 3; 22-3-2012; 283-2941863-54071613-4796CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3354/esr00402info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v16/n3/p283-294/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:59:39Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/200324instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:59:40.06CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobita
title Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobita
spellingShingle Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobita
Cossíos, E. Daniel
LEOPARDUS JACOBITA
CONSERVATION GENETICS
ESUs
GENETIC STRUCTURE
title_short Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobita
title_full Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobita
title_fullStr Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobita
title_full_unstemmed Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobita
title_sort Population structure and conservation of a high-altitude specialist, the Andean cat Leopardus jacobita
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cossíos, E. Daniel
Walker, Rebecca Susana
Lucherini, Mauro
Ruiz García, Manuel
Angers, Bernard
author Cossíos, E. Daniel
author_facet Cossíos, E. Daniel
Walker, Rebecca Susana
Lucherini, Mauro
Ruiz García, Manuel
Angers, Bernard
author_role author
author2 Walker, Rebecca Susana
Lucherini, Mauro
Ruiz García, Manuel
Angers, Bernard
author2_role author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv LEOPARDUS JACOBITA
CONSERVATION GENETICS
ESUs
GENETIC STRUCTURE
topic LEOPARDUS JACOBITA
CONSERVATION GENETICS
ESUs
GENETIC STRUCTURE
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The Andean cat Leopardus jacobita is considered one of the rarest felids in the world, although it has a large latitudinal distribution. Due to its preference for upland habitats, it has been suggested that this cat could have naturally fragmented populations. Despite great concern regarding the conservation status of this species, very little is known about its population structure, which is crucial information for appropriate management plans. In this study, we investigated its genetic diversity, population structure and evolutionary history by analysing 459 base pairs of the mitochondrial DNA control region, 789 base pairs of the NADH-5, ATP-8 and 16S mitochondrial genes, and 11 nuclear microsatellites, with the aim of identifying conservation units. The analyses were made on 30 skins and 65 recently collected faecal samples from throughout the known range of the species. These analyses revealed a total of 56 individuals. Our results confirm that Andean cat populations harbour extremely low mitochondrial and nuclear genetic diversity. The population structure of this species suggests the existence of 2 evolutionarily significant units (ESUs), with a latitudinal separation between 26 and 35°S. In addition, 2 genetically distinct groups within the northern ESU could be considered separate management units.
Fil: Cossíos, E. Daniel. University Of Geneva (ug);
Fil: Walker, Rebecca Susana. Wildlife Conservation Society; Argentina
Fil: Lucherini, Mauro. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Grupo de Ecología Comportamental de Mamíferos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina
Fil: Ruiz García, Manuel. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Angers, Bernard. University Of Geneva (ug);
description The Andean cat Leopardus jacobita is considered one of the rarest felids in the world, although it has a large latitudinal distribution. Due to its preference for upland habitats, it has been suggested that this cat could have naturally fragmented populations. Despite great concern regarding the conservation status of this species, very little is known about its population structure, which is crucial information for appropriate management plans. In this study, we investigated its genetic diversity, population structure and evolutionary history by analysing 459 base pairs of the mitochondrial DNA control region, 789 base pairs of the NADH-5, ATP-8 and 16S mitochondrial genes, and 11 nuclear microsatellites, with the aim of identifying conservation units. The analyses were made on 30 skins and 65 recently collected faecal samples from throughout the known range of the species. These analyses revealed a total of 56 individuals. Our results confirm that Andean cat populations harbour extremely low mitochondrial and nuclear genetic diversity. The population structure of this species suggests the existence of 2 evolutionarily significant units (ESUs), with a latitudinal separation between 26 and 35°S. In addition, 2 genetically distinct groups within the northern ESU could be considered separate management units.
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