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ArticlePloS one2016

Genetic Diversity and Structure among Isolated Populations of the Endangered Gees Golden Langur in Assam, India.

Muthuvarmadam S Ram, Sagar M Kittur, Jihosuo Biswas, Sudipta Nag, Joydeep Shil, Govindhaswamy Umapathy

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Muthuvarmadam S RamLaboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India.
Sagar M KitturLaboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India.
Jihosuo BiswasPrimate Research Centre NE India, H/N 4, Byelane 3, Ananda Nagar, Pandu, Guwahati 781012, India.
Sudipta NagPrimate Research Centre NE India, H/N 4, Byelane 3, Ananda Nagar, Pandu, Guwahati 781012, India.
Joydeep ShilPrimate Research Centre NE India, H/N 4, Byelane 3, Ananda Nagar, Pandu, Guwahati 781012, India.
Govindhaswamy UmapathyLaboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India.
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology · INSalim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gee's golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) is an endangered colobine primate, endemic to the semi-evergreen and mixed-deciduous forests of Indo-Bhutan border. During the last few decades, extensive fragmentation has caused severe population decline and local extinction of golden langur from several fragments. However, no studies are available on the impact of habitat fragmentation and the genetic diversity of golden langur in the fragmented habitats. The present study aimed to estimate the genetic diversity in the Indian population of golden langur. We sequenced and analyzed around 500 bases of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hypervariable region-I from 59 fecal samples of wild langur collected from nine forest fragments. Overall, genetic diversity was high (h = 0.934, π = 0.0244) and comparable with other colobines. Populations in smaller fragments showed lower nucleotide diversity compared to the larger forest fragments. The median-joining network of haplotypes revealed a genetic structure that corresponded with the geographical distribution. The Aie and Champabati Rivers were found to be a barrier to gene flow between golden langur populations. In addition, it also established that T. geei is monophyletic but revealed possible hybridization with capped langur, T. pileatus, in the wild. It is hoped that these findings would result in a more scientific approach towards managing the fragmented populations of this enigmatic species.

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AnimalsCercopithecidaeConservation of Natural ResourcesDNA, MitochondrialEcosystemEndangered SpeciesGenetic VariationHaplotypesIndiaDNA, Mitochondrial

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