Genetic variation and population structure in a threatened species, the Utah prairie dog Cynomys parvidens: the use of genetic data to inform conservation actions

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 426 - 446
• Main Authors: Brown, Nathanael L., Peacock, Mary M., Ritchie, Mark E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2016; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Bayesian genotype clustering analysis; Biodiversity; Biological evolution; Colonies; Corridors; Cynomys parvidens; Data recovery; Endangered & extinct species; Endangered species; Environmental degradation; Evolution; Gene flow; Genetic diversity; Genetic structure; Genotypes; Habitat loss; Original Research; Outbreaks; Plague; Population genetics; Population structure; Populations; Prairie dogs; Subpopulations; Sylvatic plague; threatened; Threatened species; Translocation; Utah prairie dog; Viability; Wildlife conservation; United States > US; Utah; USA, Utah; genetic diversity; genetic structure; threatened; Utah prairie dog; Bayesian genotype clustering analysis

The Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens), listed as threatened under the United States Endangered Species Act, was the subject of an extensive eradication program throughout its range during the 20th century. Eradication campaigns, habitat destruction/fragmentation/conversion, and epizootic outbreak...