| Literature DB >> 28812572 |
Eva Egelyng Sigsgaard1,2, Ida Broman Nielsen1, Steffen Sanvig Bach3, Eline D Lorenzen2, David Philip Robinson4, Steen Wilhelm Knudsen2, Mikkel Winther Pedersen1, Mohammed Al Jaidah5, Ludovic Orlando1, Eske Willerslev1,6,7, Peter Rask Møller2, Philip Francis Thomsen1.
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.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID： 28812572 DOI： 10.1038/s41559-016-0004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Ecol Evol ISSN： 2397-334X Impact factor: 15.460