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Regional variation in mtDNA of the lesser prairie-chicken

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  • Cumulative loss of habitat and long-term decline in the populations of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) have led to concerns for the species’ viability throughout its range in the southern Great Plains. For more efficient conservation past and present distributions of genetic variation need to be understood. We examined the distribution of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in the Lesser Prairie-Chicken across Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Throughout the range we found little genetic differentiation except for the population in New Mexico, which was significantly different from most other populations. We did, however, find significant isolation by distance at the rangewide scale (r = 0.698). We found no relationship between haplotype phylogeny and geography, and our analyses provide evidence for a post-glacial population expansion within the species that is consistent with the idea that speciation within Tympanuchus is recent. Conservation actions that increase the likelihood of genetically viable populations in the future should be evaluated for implementation.
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  • Keywords: prairie grouse, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, genetic diversity, Lesser Prairie-Chicken, DNA, mitochondrial DNA
  • Keywords: prairie grouse, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, genetic diversity, Lesser Prairie-Chicken, DNA, mitochondrial DNA
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  • Hagen, C. A., Pitman, J. C., Sandercock, B. K., Wolfe, D. H., Robel, R. J., Applegate, R. D., & Oyler-McCance, S. J. (2010). Regional variation in mtDNA of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken. The Condor, 112(1), 29-37. doi:10.1525/cond.2010.090150
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  • Financial and logistical support was provided by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (Federal Aid in Wildlife restoration project W-53-R), Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station (Contribution No. 04-230-J), Division of Biology at Kansas State University, and the Rocky Mountain Center for Conservation Genetics and Systematics at the University of Denver.
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