Nature Communications (Oct 2019)
Puma genomes from North and South America provide insights into the genomic consequences of inbreeding
- Nedda F. Saremi,
- Megan A. Supple,
- Ashley Byrne,
- James A. Cahill,
- Luiz Lehmann Coutinho,
- Love Dalén,
- Henrique V. Figueiró,
- Warren E. Johnson,
- Heather J. Milne,
- Stephen J. O’Brien,
- Brendan O’Connell,
- David P. Onorato,
- Seth P. D. Riley,
- Jeff A. Sikich,
- Daniel R. Stahler,
- Priscilla Marqui Schmidt Villela,
- Christopher Vollmers,
- Robert K. Wayne,
- Eduardo Eizirik,
- Russell B. Corbett-Detig,
- Richard E. Green,
- Christopher C. Wilmers,
- Beth Shapiro
Affiliations
- Nedda F. Saremi
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Megan A. Supple
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Ashley Byrne
- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
- James A. Cahill
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Luiz Lehmann Coutinho
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Animal, Departamento de Zootecnia, ESALQ, Universidade de São Paulo
- Love Dalén
- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History
- Henrique V. Figueiró
- Escola de Ciências, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
- Warren E. Johnson
- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution
- Heather J. Milne
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Stephen J. O’Brien
- Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, Saint Petersburg State University
- Brendan O’Connell
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz
- David P. Onorato
- Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Seth P. D. Riley
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Jeff A. Sikich
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Daniel R. Stahler
- Yellowstone Center for Resources
- Priscilla Marqui Schmidt Villela
- EcoMol Consultoria e Projetos, Avenida Limeira
- Christopher Vollmers
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Robert K. Wayne
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
- Eduardo Eizirik
- Escola de Ciências, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
- Russell B. Corbett-Detig
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Richard E. Green
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Christopher C. Wilmers
- Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Beth Shapiro
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12741-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Pumas are experiencing increased isolation as human persecution and habitat loss fragment the populations of this once widespread species. Here, the authors estimate the genomic consequences of this isolation by analyzing the genomes of ten pumas from across North and South America.
