Museum collections reveal that Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis) maintained mtDNA variability despite large population declines during the past 135 years

• Published in: Conservation genetics Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 1197 - 1208
• Main Authors: Lounsberry, Zachary T, Almeida, Juliana B, Lanctot, Richard B, Liebezeit, Joseph R, Sandercock, Brett K, Strum, Khara M, Zack, Steve, Wisely, Samantha M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer-Verlag 01.10.2014; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptability; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Animal populations; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic birds; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Birds; Calidris; Conservation Biology/Ecology; cytochrome b; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; females; Genetic diversity; genetic variation; habitat destruction; Habitat loss; Haplotypes; History; Life Sciences; markets; migratory behavior; Migratory birds; Migratory species; Mitochondrial DNA; Museums; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Population decline; population dynamics; Population number; population size; Research Article; temporal variation; tropics; Wader; Historic DNA; Effective population size; mtDNA; Shorebird

A principal goal of conservation efforts for threatened and endangered taxa is maintenance of genetic diversity. Modern and historic processes that limit population size can contribute to a loss of genetic variation that can reduce future adaptability of a species. Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris...