Lemurs are among the world's most threatened mammals. The critically endangered black‐and‐white ruffed lemur (
The paleback darter, The predictions of this study were that: paleback darter populations will exhibit low genetic diversity and minimal gene flow; population structure will correspond to the river systems from which the samples are derived; reservoir dams impounding the reaches between the Caddo and Ouachita rivers would serve as effective barriers to gene flow; and the Caddo and Ouachita rivers are reciprocally monophyletic. Microsatellite DNA loci revealed significant structure among sampled localities (global These results have conservation implications for paleback darter populations and can be informative for other headwater specialist species. Like other headwater species with population structuring and relatively low genetic diversity, the persistence of paleback darter populations is likely to be tied to the persistence and connectivity of local breeding and non‐breeding habitat. These results do not raise conservation concern for a population decline; however, the restricted distribution and endemic status of the species still renders paleback darter populations vulnerable to extirpation or extinction.
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10449556
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 7
- ISSN:
- 1052-7613
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 1817-1830
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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