Population diversity and relatedness in Sugarbirds (Promeropidae: Promerops spp.)
Sugarbirds are a family of two socially-monogamous passerine species endemic to southern Africa. Cape and Gurney’s Sugarbird (Promerops cafer and P. gurneyi) differ in abundance, dispersion across their range and in the degree of sexual dimorphism in tail length, factors that affect breeding systems...
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| description | Sugarbirds are a family of two socially-monogamous passerine species endemic to southern Africa. Cape and Gurney’s Sugarbird (Promerops cafer and P. gurneyi) differ in abundance, dispersion across their range and in the degree of sexual dimorphism in tail length, factors that affect breeding systems and potentially genetic diversity. According to recent data, P. gurneyi are in decline and revision of the species’ IUCN conservation status to a threatened category may be warranted. It is therefore necessary to understand genetic diversity and risk of inbreeding in this species. We used six polymorphic microsatellite markers and one mitochondrial gene (ND2) to compare genetic diversity in P. cafer from Helderberg Nature Reserve and P. gurneyi from Golden Gate Highlands National Park, sites at the core of each species distribution. We describe novel universal avian primers which amplify the entire ND2 coding sequence across a broad range of bird orders. We observed high mitochondrial and microsatellite diversity in both sugarbird populations, with no detectable inbreeding and large effective population sizes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80d08a0ce72d4d4180e3d64c916553de2023-12-03T09:51:13ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592018-06-016e500010.7717/peerj.5000Population diversity and relatedness in Sugarbirds (Promeropidae: Promerops spp.)Evan S. Haworth0Michael J. Cunningham1Kathleen M. Calf Tjorve2Biochemistry, Genetics & Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaBiochemistry, Genetics & Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaApplied Ecology, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer, NorwaySugarbirds are a family of two socially-monogamous passerine species endemic to southern Africa. Cape and Gurney’s Sugarbird (Promerops cafer and P. gurneyi) differ in abundance, dispersion across their range and in the degree of sexual dimorphism in tail length, factors that affect breeding systems and potentially genetic diversity. According to recent data, P. gurneyi are in decline and revision of the species’ IUCN conservation status to a threatened category may be warranted. It is therefore necessary to understand genetic diversity and risk of inbreeding in this species. We used six polymorphic microsatellite markers and one mitochondrial gene (ND2) to compare genetic diversity in P. cafer from Helderberg Nature Reserve and P. gurneyi from Golden Gate Highlands National Park, sites at the core of each species distribution. We describe novel universal avian primers which amplify the entire ND2 coding sequence across a broad range of bird orders. We observed high mitochondrial and microsatellite diversity in both sugarbird populations, with no detectable inbreeding and large effective population sizes.https://peerj.com/articles/5000.pdfOrnithologyConservation geneticsSexual selectionMolecular ecologyPhylogeographyPopulation genetics |
| spellingShingle | Evan S. Haworth Michael J. Cunningham Kathleen M. Calf Tjorve Population diversity and relatedness in Sugarbirds (Promeropidae: Promerops spp.) PeerJ Ornithology Conservation genetics Sexual selection Molecular ecology Phylogeography Population genetics |
| title | Population diversity and relatedness in Sugarbirds (Promeropidae: Promerops spp.) |
| title_full | Population diversity and relatedness in Sugarbirds (Promeropidae: Promerops spp.) |
| title_fullStr | Population diversity and relatedness in Sugarbirds (Promeropidae: Promerops spp.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Population diversity and relatedness in Sugarbirds (Promeropidae: Promerops spp.) |
| title_short | Population diversity and relatedness in Sugarbirds (Promeropidae: Promerops spp.) |
| title_sort | population diversity and relatedness in sugarbirds promeropidae promerops spp |
| topic | Ornithology Conservation genetics Sexual selection Molecular ecology Phylogeography Population genetics |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/5000.pdf |
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