Population characteristics of a large whale shark aggregation inferred from seawater environmental DNA
Sigsgaard, E.E. (2016). Population characteristics of a large whale shark aggregation inferred from seawater environmental DNA. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1(1): 0004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-016-0004
In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. Springer Nature. ISSN 2397-334X, meer
|   |
| Abstract |
Population genetics is essential for understanding and managing marine ecosystems, but sampling remains challenging. We demonstrate that high-throughput sequencing of seawater environmental DNA can provide useful estimates of genetic diversity in a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregation. We recover similar mitochondrial haplotype frequencies in seawater compared to tissue samples, reliably placing the studied aggregation in a global genetic context and expanding the applications of environmental DNA to encompass population genetics of aquatic organisms. |
|
