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author McCarthy, Morgan L
Cammen, Kristina M
Granquist, Sandra M
Dietz, Rune
Teilmann, Jonas
Thøstesen, Charlotte Bie
Kjeldgaard, Simon
Valtonen, Mia
Kunnasranta, Mervi
Jenssen, Bjørn Munro
Ahola, Markus P
Bäcklin, Britt-Marie
Bowen, W Don
Puryear, Wendy B
Runstadler, Jonathan A
Russell, Debbie J F
Galatius, Anders
Tange Olsen, Morten
author_facet McCarthy, Morgan L
Cammen, Kristina M
Granquist, Sandra M
Dietz, Rune
Teilmann, Jonas
Thøstesen, Charlotte Bie
Kjeldgaard, Simon
Valtonen, Mia
Kunnasranta, Mervi
Jenssen, Bjørn Munro
Ahola, Markus P
Bäcklin, Britt-Marie
Bowen, W Don
Puryear, Wendy B
Runstadler, Jonathan A
Russell, Debbie J F
Galatius, Anders
Tange Olsen, Morten
McCarthy, Morgan L
Cammen, Kristina M
Granquist, Sandra M
Dietz, Rune
Teilmann, Jonas
Thøstesen, Charlotte Bie
Kjeldgaard, Simon
Valtonen, Mia
Kunnasranta, Mervi
Jenssen, Bjørn Munro
Ahola, Markus P
Bäcklin, Britt-Marie
Bowen, W Don
Puryear, Wendy B
Runstadler, Jonathan A
Russell, Debbie J F
Galatius, Anders
Tange Olsen, Morten
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Range-Wide Genomic Analysis Reveals Regional and Meta-Population Dynamics of Decline and Recovery in the Grey Seal. McCarthy, Morgan L Cammen, Kristina M Granquist, Sandra M Dietz, Rune Teilmann, Jonas Thøstesen, Charlotte Bie Kjeldgaard, Simon Valtonen, Mia Kunnasranta, Mervi Jenssen, Bjørn Munro Ahola, Markus P Bäcklin, Britt-Marie Bowen, W Don Puryear, Wendy B Runstadler, Jonathan A Russell, Debbie J F Galatius, Anders Tange Olsen, Morten Animals Seals, Earless Genetics, Population Population Dynamics Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide Genetic Variation Conservation of Natural Resources Genotype Genomics Atlantic Ocean Ecosystem Wildlife populations globally have experienced widespread historical declines due to anthropogenic and environmental impacts, yet for some species, contemporary management and conservation programmes have enabled recent recovery. The impacts of decline and recovery on genomic diversity and, vice versa, the genetic factors that contribute to conservation success or failure are rich areas for inquiry, with implications for shaping how we manage species into the future. To comprehensively characterise these processes in natural systems requires range-wide sampling and international collaboration, particularly for species with wide dispersal capabilities, broad geographic distributions, and complex regional metapopulation dynamics. Here, we present the first range- and genome-wide population genomic analysis of grey seals based on 3812 nuclear SNPs genotyped in 188 samples from 17 localities. Our analyses support the existence of three main grey seal populations centred in the NW Atlantic, NE Atlantic and Baltic Sea, and point to the existence of previously unrecognised substructure within the NE Atlantic. We detected remarkably low levels of genetic diversity in the NW Atlantic population, and demographic analyses revealed a turbulent history of NE Atlantic and Baltic Sea grey seals, with bottlenecks in the Middle Ages and the 20th century due to hunting and habitat alterations. We found some localities deviated from isolation by distance patterns, likely reflecting wide-scale metapopulation dynamics associated with recolonisation and recovery in regions where they were historically extirpated. We identify at least six grey seal genetic populations and reveal marked genetic effects of past declines and recent recovery across the species' range.
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spellingShingle Range-Wide Genomic Analysis Reveals Regional and Meta-Population Dynamics of Decline and Recovery in the Grey Seal.
McCarthy, Morgan L
Cammen, Kristina M
Granquist, Sandra M
Dietz, Rune
Teilmann, Jonas
Thøstesen, Charlotte Bie
Kjeldgaard, Simon
Valtonen, Mia
Kunnasranta, Mervi
Jenssen, Bjørn Munro
Ahola, Markus P
Bäcklin, Britt-Marie
Bowen, W Don
Puryear, Wendy B
Runstadler, Jonathan A
Russell, Debbie J F
Galatius, Anders
Tange Olsen, Morten
Animals
Seals, Earless
Genetics, Population
Population Dynamics
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Genetic Variation
Conservation of Natural Resources
Genotype
Genomics
Atlantic Ocean
Ecosystem
Range-Wide Genomic Analysis Reveals Regional and Meta-Population Dynamics of Decline and Recovery in the Grey Seal. McCarthy, Morgan L Cammen, Kristina M Granquist, Sandra M Dietz, Rune Teilmann, Jonas Thøstesen, Charlotte Bie Kjeldgaard, Simon Valtonen, Mia Kunnasranta, Mervi Jenssen, Bjørn Munro Ahola, Markus P Bäcklin, Britt-Marie Bowen, W Don Puryear, Wendy B Runstadler, Jonathan A Russell, Debbie J F Galatius, Anders Tange Olsen, Morten Animals Seals, Earless Genetics, Population Population Dynamics Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide Genetic Variation Conservation of Natural Resources Genotype Genomics Atlantic Ocean Ecosystem Wildlife populations globally have experienced widespread historical declines due to anthropogenic and environmental impacts, yet for some species, contemporary management and conservation programmes have enabled recent recovery. The impacts of decline and recovery on genomic diversity and, vice versa, the genetic factors that contribute to conservation success or failure are rich areas for inquiry, with implications for shaping how we manage species into the future. To comprehensively characterise these processes in natural systems requires range-wide sampling and international collaboration, particularly for species with wide dispersal capabilities, broad geographic distributions, and complex regional metapopulation dynamics. Here, we present the first range- and genome-wide population genomic analysis of grey seals based on 3812 nuclear SNPs genotyped in 188 samples from 17 localities. Our analyses support the existence of three main grey seal populations centred in the NW Atlantic, NE Atlantic and Baltic Sea, and point to the existence of previously unrecognised substructure within the NE Atlantic. We detected remarkably low levels of genetic diversity in the NW Atlantic population, and demographic analyses revealed a turbulent history of NE Atlantic and Baltic Sea grey seals, with bottlenecks in the Middle Ages and the 20th century due to hunting and habitat alterations. We found some localities deviated from isolation by distance patterns, likely reflecting wide-scale metapopulation dynamics associated with recolonisation and recovery in regions where they were historically extirpated. We identify at least six grey seal genetic populations and reveal marked genetic effects of past declines and recent recovery across the species' range.
title Range-Wide Genomic Analysis Reveals Regional and Meta-Population Dynamics of Decline and Recovery in the Grey Seal.
topic Animals
Seals, Earless
Genetics, Population
Population Dynamics
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Genetic Variation
Conservation of Natural Resources
Genotype
Genomics
Atlantic Ocean
Ecosystem
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40536212/