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Genomic analyses show extremely perilous conservation status of African and Asiatic cheetahs ( Acinonyx jubatus )

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dc.contributor.authorProst, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorMachado, Ana Paula
dc.contributor.authorZumbroich, Julia
dc.contributor.authorPreier, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorMahtani‐Williams, Sarita
dc.contributor.authorMeissner, Rene
dc.contributor.authorGuschanski, Katerina
dc.contributor.authorBrealey, Jaelle C.
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, C
dc.contributor.authorVercammen, Paul
dc.contributor.authorHunter, Luke T. B.
dc.contributor.authorAbramov, Alexei V.
dc.contributor.authorPlasil, Martin
dc.contributor.authorHorin, Petr
dc.contributor.authorGodsall‐Bottriell, Lena
dc.contributor.authorBottriell, Paul
dc.contributor.authorDalton, Desire Lee
dc.contributor.authorKotze, Antoinette
dc.contributor.authorBurger, Pamela Anna
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-13T17:48:31Z
dc.date.available2023-10-13T17:48:31Z
dc.date.issued2022-08
dc.description.abstractWe live in a world characterized by biodiversity loss and global environmental change. The extinction of large carnivores can have ramifying effects on ecosystems like an uncontrolled increase in wild herbivores, which in turn can have knock-on impacts on vegetation regeneration and communities. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) serve important ecosystem functions as apex predators; yet, they are quickly heading towards an uncertain future. Threatened by habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict and illegal trafficking, there are only approximately 7100 individuals remaining in nature. We present the most comprehensive genome-wide analysis of cheetah phylogeography and conservation genomics to date, assembling samples from nearly the entire current and past species' range. We show that their phylogeography is more complex than previously thought, and that East African cheetahs (A. j. raineyi) are genetically distinct from Southern African individuals (A. j. jubatus), warranting their recognition as a distinct subspecies. We found strong genetic differentiation between all classically recognized subspecies, thus refuting earlier findings that cheetahs show only little differentiation. The strongest differentiation was observed between the Asiatic and all the African subspecies. We detected high inbreeding in the Critically Endangered Iranian (A. j. venaticus) and North-western (A. j. hecki) subspecies, and show that overall cheetahs, along with snow leopards, have the lowest genome-wide heterozygosity of all the big cats. This further emphasizes the cheetah's perilous conservation status. Our results provide novel and important information on cheetah phylogeography that can support evidence-based conservation policy decisions to help protect this species. This is especially relevant in light of ongoing and proposed translocations across subspecies boundaries, and the increasing threats of illegal trafficking.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationProst, S., Machado, A. P., Zumbroich, J., Preier, L., Mahtani-Williams, S., Meissner, R., Guschanski, K., Brealey, J. C., Fernandes, C. R., Vercammen, P., Hunter, L. T. B., Abramov, A. V., Plasil, M., Horin, P., Godsall-Bottriell, L., Bottriell, P., Dalton, D. L., Kotze, A., & Burger, P. A. (2022). Genomic analyses show extremely perilous conservation status of African and Asiatic cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). Molecular Ecology, 31, 4208– 4223. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16577pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/mec.16577pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/59770
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWileypt_PT
dc.relationFCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) cE3cpt_PT
dc.relationNational Research Foundation; Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalization (OeAD), Grant/Award Number: ZA02/2019; Scientific & Technology Cooperation Austria; GACR Czech Republic, Grant/Award Number: 21-28637L; Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Grant/Award Number: I5081-B; Central European Science Partnership (CEUS); SNIC/Uppsala Multidisciplinary Center for Advanced Computational Science; Swedish Research Council; Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation; Science for Life Laboratory; Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC); Zoological Garden of Montpellier; La Palmyre Zoo; Salzburg Zoo; Vienna Zoo; DECAN Rescue Centre Djiboutpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.titleGenomic analyses show extremely perilous conservation status of African and Asiatic cheetahs ( Acinonyx jubatus )pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage4223pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue16pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage4208pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleMolecular Ecologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume31pt_PT
person.familyNameFernandes
person.givenNameCarlos
person.identifier.ciencia-idF413-49F5-CA96
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1386-8103
person.identifier.ridJ-3045-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id8966321900
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