Conservation implications of elucidating the Korean wolf taxonomic ambiguity through whole-genome sequencing

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Conservation implications of elucidating the Korean wolf taxonomic ambiguity through whole-genome sequencing. / Hernández-Alonso, Germán; Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín; Sun, Xin; Scharff-Olsen, Camilla Hjorth; Sinding, Mikkel Holger S.; Martins, Nuno F.; Ciucani, Marta Maria; Mak, Sarah S. T.; Lanigan, Liam Thomas; Clausen, Cecilie G.; Bhak, Jong; Jeon, Sungwon; Kim, Changjae; Eo, Kyung Yeon; Cho, Seong Ho; Boldgiv, Bazartseren; Gantulga, Gankhuyag; Unudbayasgalan, Zunduibaatar; Kosintsev, Pavel A.; Stenøien, Hans K.; Gilbert, M. Thomas P.; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam.

In: Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 13, No. 8, e10404, 2023.

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Harvard

Hernández-Alonso, G, Ramos-Madrigal, J, Sun, X, Scharff-Olsen, CH, Sinding, MHS, Martins, NF, Ciucani, MM, Mak, SST, Lanigan, LT, Clausen, CG, Bhak, J, Jeon, S, Kim, C, Eo, KY, Cho, SH, Boldgiv, B, Gantulga, G, Unudbayasgalan, Z, Kosintsev, PA, Stenøien, HK, Gilbert, MTP & Gopalakrishnan, S 2023, 'Conservation implications of elucidating the Korean wolf taxonomic ambiguity through whole-genome sequencing', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 13, no. 8, e10404. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10404

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Hernández-Alonso, G., Ramos-Madrigal, J., Sun, X., Scharff-Olsen, C. H., Sinding, M. H. S., Martins, N. F., Ciucani, M. M., Mak, S. S. T., Lanigan, L. T., Clausen, C. G., Bhak, J., Jeon, S., Kim, C., Eo, K. Y., Cho, S. H., Boldgiv, B., Gantulga, G., Unudbayasgalan, Z., Kosintsev, P. A., ... Gopalakrishnan, S. (2023). Conservation implications of elucidating the Korean wolf taxonomic ambiguity through whole-genome sequencing. Ecology and Evolution, 13(8), [e10404]. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10404

Vancouver

Hernández-Alonso G, Ramos-Madrigal J, Sun X, Scharff-Olsen CH, Sinding MHS, Martins NF et al. Conservation implications of elucidating the Korean wolf taxonomic ambiguity through whole-genome sequencing. Ecology and Evolution. 2023;13(8). e10404. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10404

Author

Hernández-Alonso, Germán ; Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín ; Sun, Xin ; Scharff-Olsen, Camilla Hjorth ; Sinding, Mikkel Holger S. ; Martins, Nuno F. ; Ciucani, Marta Maria ; Mak, Sarah S. T. ; Lanigan, Liam Thomas ; Clausen, Cecilie G. ; Bhak, Jong ; Jeon, Sungwon ; Kim, Changjae ; Eo, Kyung Yeon ; Cho, Seong Ho ; Boldgiv, Bazartseren ; Gantulga, Gankhuyag ; Unudbayasgalan, Zunduibaatar ; Kosintsev, Pavel A. ; Stenøien, Hans K. ; Gilbert, M. Thomas P. ; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam. / Conservation implications of elucidating the Korean wolf taxonomic ambiguity through whole-genome sequencing. In: Ecology and Evolution. 2023 ; Vol. 13, No. 8.

Bibtex

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title = "Conservation implications of elucidating the Korean wolf taxonomic ambiguity through whole-genome sequencing",
abstract = "The taxonomic status of the now likely extirpated Korean Peninsula wolf has been extensively debated, with some arguing it represents an independent wolf lineage, Canis coreanus. To investigate the Korean wolf's genetic affiliations and taxonomic status, we sequenced and analysed the genomes of a Korean wolf dated to the beginning of the 20th century, and a captive wolf originally from the Pyongyang Central Zoo. Our results indicated that the Korean wolf bears similar genetic ancestry to other regional East Asian populations, therefore suggesting it is not a distinct taxonomic lineage. We identified regional patterns of wolf population structure and admixture in East Asia with potential conservation consequences in the Korean Peninsula and on a regional scale. We find that the Korean wolf has similar genomic diversity and inbreeding to other East Asian wolves. Finally, we show that, in contrast to the historical sample, the captive wolf is genetically more similar to wolves from the Tibetan Plateau; hence, Korean wolf conservation programmes might not benefit from the inclusion of this specimen.",
keywords = "Canis lupus, population genomics, taxonomic ambiguity, wolf conservation genetics, wolf population structure",
author = "Germ{\'a}n Hern{\'a}ndez-Alonso and Jazm{\'i}n Ramos-Madrigal and Xin Sun and Scharff-Olsen, {Camilla Hjorth} and Sinding, {Mikkel Holger S.} and Martins, {Nuno F.} and Ciucani, {Marta Maria} and Mak, {Sarah S. T.} and Lanigan, {Liam Thomas} and Clausen, {Cecilie G.} and Jong Bhak and Sungwon Jeon and Changjae Kim and Eo, {Kyung Yeon} and Cho, {Seong Ho} and Bazartseren Boldgiv and Gankhuyag Gantulga and Zunduibaatar Unudbayasgalan and Kosintsev, {Pavel A.} and Sten{\o}ien, {Hans K.} and Gilbert, {M. Thomas P.} and Shyam Gopalakrishnan",
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AU - Hernández-Alonso, Germán

AU - Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín

AU - Sun, Xin

AU - Scharff-Olsen, Camilla Hjorth

AU - Sinding, Mikkel Holger S.

AU - Martins, Nuno F.

AU - Ciucani, Marta Maria

AU - Mak, Sarah S. T.

AU - Lanigan, Liam Thomas

AU - Clausen, Cecilie G.

AU - Bhak, Jong

AU - Jeon, Sungwon

AU - Kim, Changjae

AU - Eo, Kyung Yeon

AU - Cho, Seong Ho

AU - Boldgiv, Bazartseren

AU - Gantulga, Gankhuyag

AU - Unudbayasgalan, Zunduibaatar

AU - Kosintsev, Pavel A.

AU - Stenøien, Hans K.

AU - Gilbert, M. Thomas P.

AU - Gopalakrishnan, Shyam

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PY - 2023

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N2 - The taxonomic status of the now likely extirpated Korean Peninsula wolf has been extensively debated, with some arguing it represents an independent wolf lineage, Canis coreanus. To investigate the Korean wolf's genetic affiliations and taxonomic status, we sequenced and analysed the genomes of a Korean wolf dated to the beginning of the 20th century, and a captive wolf originally from the Pyongyang Central Zoo. Our results indicated that the Korean wolf bears similar genetic ancestry to other regional East Asian populations, therefore suggesting it is not a distinct taxonomic lineage. We identified regional patterns of wolf population structure and admixture in East Asia with potential conservation consequences in the Korean Peninsula and on a regional scale. We find that the Korean wolf has similar genomic diversity and inbreeding to other East Asian wolves. Finally, we show that, in contrast to the historical sample, the captive wolf is genetically more similar to wolves from the Tibetan Plateau; hence, Korean wolf conservation programmes might not benefit from the inclusion of this specimen.

AB - The taxonomic status of the now likely extirpated Korean Peninsula wolf has been extensively debated, with some arguing it represents an independent wolf lineage, Canis coreanus. To investigate the Korean wolf's genetic affiliations and taxonomic status, we sequenced and analysed the genomes of a Korean wolf dated to the beginning of the 20th century, and a captive wolf originally from the Pyongyang Central Zoo. Our results indicated that the Korean wolf bears similar genetic ancestry to other regional East Asian populations, therefore suggesting it is not a distinct taxonomic lineage. We identified regional patterns of wolf population structure and admixture in East Asia with potential conservation consequences in the Korean Peninsula and on a regional scale. We find that the Korean wolf has similar genomic diversity and inbreeding to other East Asian wolves. Finally, we show that, in contrast to the historical sample, the captive wolf is genetically more similar to wolves from the Tibetan Plateau; hence, Korean wolf conservation programmes might not benefit from the inclusion of this specimen.

KW - Canis lupus

KW - population genomics

KW - taxonomic ambiguity

KW - wolf conservation genetics

KW - wolf population structure

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