Nature Communications (Apr 2021)
Genomic insights into the conservation status of the world’s last remaining Sumatran rhinoceros populations
- Johanna von Seth,
- Nicolas Dussex,
- David Díez-del-Molino,
- Tom van der Valk,
- Verena E. Kutschera,
- Marcin Kierczak,
- Cynthia C. Steiner,
- Shanlin Liu,
- M. Thomas P. Gilbert,
- Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding,
- Stefan Prost,
- Katerina Guschanski,
- Senthilvel K. S. S. Nathan,
- Selina Brace,
- Yvonne L. Chan,
- Christopher W. Wheat,
- Pontus Skoglund,
- Oliver A. Ryder,
- Benoit Goossens,
- Anders Götherström,
- Love Dalén
Affiliations
- Johanna von Seth
- Centre for Palaeogenetics
- Nicolas Dussex
- Centre for Palaeogenetics
- David Díez-del-Molino
- Centre for Palaeogenetics
- Tom van der Valk
- Centre for Palaeogenetics
- Verena E. Kutschera
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University
- Marcin Kierczak
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University
- Cynthia C. Steiner
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Beckman Center for Conservation Research
- Shanlin Liu
- The GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen
- M. Thomas P. Gilbert
- The GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen
- Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding
- The GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen
- Stefan Prost
- LOEWE-Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics, Senckenberg
- Katerina Guschanski
- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Animal Ecology, Uppsala University
- Senthilvel K. S. S. Nathan
- Sabah Wildlife Department
- Selina Brace
- Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum
- Yvonne L. Chan
- Centre for Palaeogenetics
- Christopher W. Wheat
- Department of Zoology, Stockholm University
- Pontus Skoglund
- Francis Crick Institute
- Oliver A. Ryder
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Beckman Center for Conservation Research
- Benoit Goossens
- Sabah Wildlife Department
- Anders Götherström
- Centre for Palaeogenetics
- Love Dalén
- Centre for Palaeogenetics
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22386-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Highly endangered species like the Sumatran rhinoceros are at risk from inbreeding. Five historical and 16 modern genomes from across the species range show mutational load, but little evidence for local adaptation, suggesting that future inbreeding depression could be mitigated by assisted gene flow among populations.
