Publications by authors named "Karla Chavez-Congrains"
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- Leontopithecus chrysomelas, or the Golden-headed Lion Tamarin, is an endangered primate from Brazil's Atlantic Forest, facing habitat loss and declining wild populations.
- This study assessed the genetic diversity of two major captive populations in Brazil, revealing moderate genetic differentiation and mostly high observed heterozygosity, indicating effective management practices.
- Despite current genetic diversity levels, simulations predict a significant loss over the next century, emphasizing the need for careful management and integration of conservation efforts for this species.
Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNext-Generation Sequencing of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Endangered Species Black Lion Tamarin (Primates) and Mitogenomic Phylogeny Focusing on the Callitrichidae Family.
G3 (Bethesda)
May 2018
We describe the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Black Lion Tamarin, an endangered primate species endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil. We assembled the mitogenome, through analysis of 523M base pairs (bp) of short reads produced by next-generation sequencing (NGS) on the Illumina Platform, and investigated the presence of nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes and heteroplasmic sites. Additionally, we conducted phylogenetic analyses using all complete mitogenomes available for primates until June 2017.
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