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The genetic diversity of North American vertebrates in protected areas.

Thompson, Coleen E P
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0591-7654
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555074032918833

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2019, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology.
Protected areas play a crucial role in the conservation of biodiversity, but it is unclear if these areas have an influence on genetic diversity. Since genetic diversity is a crucial component of a species ability to adapt and persist in an environment over long periods of time, its assessment is valuable when designating areas for conservation. As a first step towards addressing this issue, we compare genetic diversity inside and outside of protected areas in North America using repurposed data. We tested the null hypothesis that there is no difference between genetic diversity inside compared to outside of protected areas in 44 vertebrate species. A substantial portion of vertebrate species exhibit significant differences in the amount of intraspecific genetic diversity in a comparison between protected and unprotected areas. While our simulation testing suggests that this result is not an artifact of sampling, it is unclear what factors influence the relative amount of genetic diversity inside and outside of protected areas across species.
Bryan Carstens (Advisor)
Lisle Gibbs (Committee Member)
Andreas Chavez (Committee Member)
Steve Hovick (Committee Member)
41 p.
Conservation
conservation genetics; North America; nucleotide diversity; protected areas; repurposed data; vertebrates

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  • Thompson, C. E. P. (2019). The genetic diversity of North American vertebrates in protected areas. [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555074032918833

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Thompson, Coleen. The genetic diversity of North American vertebrates in protected areas. 2019. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555074032918833.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Thompson, Coleen. "The genetic diversity of North American vertebrates in protected areas." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555074032918833

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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