Range-wide whole-genome resequencing of the brown bear reveals drivers of intraspecies divergence

Menno J. de Jong; Aidin Niamir; Magnus Wolf; Andrew C. Kitchener; Nicolas Lecomte; Ivan V. Seryodkin; Steven R. Fain; Snorre B. Hagen; Urmas Saarma; Axel Janke

doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04514-w

Communications Biology (Feb 2023)

Range-wide whole-genome resequencing of the brown bear reveals drivers of intraspecies divergence

Menno J. de Jong,
Aidin Niamir,
Magnus Wolf,
Andrew C. Kitchener,
Nicolas Lecomte,
Ivan V. Seryodkin,
Steven R. Fain,
Snorre B. Hagen,
Urmas Saarma,
Axel Janke

Affiliations

Menno J. de Jong: Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Institute (SBiK-F)
Aidin Niamir: Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Institute (SBiK-F)
Magnus Wolf: Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Institute (SBiK-F)
Andrew C. Kitchener: Department of Natural Sciences, National Museums Scotland
Nicolas Lecomte: Canada Research Chair in Polar and Boreal Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Moncton
Ivan V. Seryodkin: Pacific Geographical Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Steven R. Fain: National Fish & Wildlife Forensic Laboratory
Snorre B. Hagen: Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Division of Environment and Natural Resources, Svanhovd
Urmas Saarma: Department of Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Axel Janke: Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Institute (SBiK-F)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04514-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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The genetic structure of modern-day brown bears mainly reflects contemporary population connectivity. Recent gene flow barriers have obscured the genomic signatures of postglacial recolonisation.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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