ArticleBMC genetics2012
Historically low mitochondrial DNA diversity in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus).
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- Mutation rate estimate and population genomic analysis reveals decline of koalas prior to human arrival.Molecular biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of a Standardised Genomic Tool for Conservation Management of the Koala (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Road to Extinction? Past and Present Population Structure and Genomic Diversity in the Koala.Molecular biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Reversing the decline of threatened koala (Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
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- Physiological stress levels in wild koala sub-populations facing anthropogenic induced environmental trauma and disease.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome.Nature genetics · 2018Article
- Howling from the past: historical phylogeography and diversity losses in European grey wolves.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2018Article
- Phylogeography of the Koala, (Phascolarctos cinereus), and Harmonising Data to Inform Conservation.PloS one · 2016Article
- Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) From Queensland Are Genetically Distinct From 2 Populations in Victoria.The Journal of heredity · 2016Article
- Sequence variation of koala retrovirus transmembrane protein p15E among koalas from different geographic regions.Virology · 2015Article
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- Limited genetic diversity in the critically endangered Mexican howler monkey (Alouatta palliata mexicana) in the Selva Zoque, Mexico.Primates; journal of primatology · 2014Article
- Hybridization capture using short PCR products enriches small genomes by capturing flanking sequences (CapFlank).PloS one · 2014Article
- Hybridization capture reveals evolution and conservation across the entire Koala retrovirus genome.PloS one · 2014Article
- Infectious disease, endangerment, and extinction.International journal of evolutionary biology · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal marsupial that was historically widespread across eastern Australia until the end of the 19th century when it suffered a steep population decline. Hunting for the fur trade, habitat conversion, and disease contributed to a precipitous reduction in koala population size during the late 1800s and early 1900s. To examine the effects of these reductions in population size on koala genetic diversity, we sequenced part of the hypervariable region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in koala museum specimens collected in the 19th and 20th centuries, hypothesizing that the historical samples would exhibit greater genetic diversity.
resultsThe mtDNA haplotypes present in historical museum samples were identical to haplotypes found in modern koala populations, and no novel haplotypes were detected. Rarefaction analyses suggested that the mtDNA genetic diversity present in the museum samples was similar to that of modern koalas.
conclusionsLow mtDNA diversity may have been present in koala populations prior to recent population declines. When considering management strategies, low genetic diversity of the mtDNA hypervariable region may not indicate recent inbreeding or founder events but may reflect an older historical pattern for koalas.
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