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The Araripe Manakin (Antilophia bokermanni) is a “Critically Endangered” bird species endemic to northeastern Brazil. The habitat of the species has suffered intense fragmentation and degradation in recent years, resulting in a decline in population numbers. The present study evaluated the genetic diversity and structure of this population through the analysis of the Hypervariable Domain I of the mitochondrial Control Region and two nuclear introns (I7BF and G3PDH). Results revealed an absence of population substructuring and population decline beginning during the late Pleistocene, approximately 50,000 years ago. The evidence indicates that the effective population size of the Araripe Manakin has declined gradually over time ever since, a process that may have been intensified as a result of the recent anthropogenic impacts on the habitat of the species.
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Luna, L.W., Souza, T.O., de Silva, W.A.G. et al. Genetic variation of the endangered Araripe Manakin (Antilophia bokermanni) indicates a history of demographic decline. Rev. Bras. Ornitol. 25, 60–66 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03544378
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