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Genetic diversity of Anser albifrons Scopoli, 1769 and Anser fabalis Latham, 1787 in the Russian Far East

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Using RAPD PCR analysis and sequencing of the 5′ end segment of the mtDNA control region, the genetic diversity and differentiation of Far Eastern populations of greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons Scopoli, 1769 and bean goose Anser fabalis Latham, 1787 were examined. Based on RAPD PCR data, the level of gene diversity (h) for A. albifrons (0.3634) and A. fabalis (0.3899) was calculated. Sequence data showed considerably higher level of inter-population diversity in A. fabalis (26.4%), compared to A. albifrons (1.88%). Similarly, the nucleotide and haplotype diversity parameters were somewhat higher in A. fabalis (0.01852 and 0.955). Phylogenetic reconstructions generated using neighbor-joining and maximum parsimony algorithms divided each of the examined species into two clusters that differ in the number of haplotypes included. These clusters can correspond to the subspecies that live in the Far East.

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  1. Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia

    D. V. Volkovsky, I. V. Kulikova & Yu. N. Zhuravlev

  2. Kamchatka Division of the Pacific Institute of Geography, Far Eastern Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000, Russia

    Yu. N. Gerasimov

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Original Russian Text © D.V. Volkovsky, I.V. Kulikova, Yu.N. Gerasimov, Yu.N. Zhuravlev, 2013, published in Genetika, 2013, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 491–504.

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Volkovsky, D.V., Kulikova, I.V., Gerasimov, Y.N. et al. Genetic diversity of Anser albifrons Scopoli, 1769 and Anser fabalis Latham, 1787 in the Russian Far East. Russ J Genet 49, 428–440 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795413040169

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