A5074531024- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- interferon and immune responses
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
University of Zurich
2021-2024
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
2024
National University of Singapore
2015-2019
Middle East Technical University
2015
The genetic diversity and phylogeography of maternal lineages in Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 (the brown bear) have been studied extensively over the last two decades; however, sampling has largely limited to northern Holarctic, was possibly biased towards that recolonized vast expanses north as Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) ended. Here we report U. from Turkey based on 35 non-invasive samples, including five captive individuals. Bayesian phylogenetic analyses a 269-bp fragment mitochondrial DNA...
Abstract The Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) is one of the world's most endangered turtles. Only wild population remains in Myanmar. There are thought to be 12 breeding turtles wild. Conservation efforts for species have raised >700 captive since 2002, predominantly from eggs collected We tissue samples 445 individuals (approximately 40% turtles’ remaining global population), applied double‐digest restriction‐site associated DNA sequencing (ddRAD‐Seq), and obtained...
The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) is one of only two species left in the world. endemic to Atoll Seychelles and listed as Vulnerable on International Union for Conservation Nature Red List (v2.3) due its limited distribution threats posed by climate change. Genomic resources A. gigantea are lacking, hampering conservation efforts both wild ex situpopulations. A high-quality genome would also open avenues investigate genetic basis species' exceptionally long life span. We...
The southern river terrapin, Batagur affinis is one of the world's 25 most endangered freshwater turtle species. major portion global population currently found in peninsular Malaysia, with only remnant Indochinese Cambodia. For more than a decade, wild nests this Cambodian have been fenced and hatchlings reared captivity. Here we amplified 10 microsatellite markers from all 136 captive individuals, obtained 2,658 presumably unlinked neutral single nucleotide polymorphisms 72 samples...
Consulting the best available evidence is key to successful conservation decision-making. While much scientific on continues be published in non-English languages, a poor understanding of how languages science contributes decision-making causing global assessments and studies practically ignore non-English-language literature. By investigating use literature biodiversity assessment reports across 37 countries/territories, we uncover established role as major information source locally. On...
Abstract Aldabrachelys gigantea (Aldabra giant tortoise) is one of only two tortoise species left in the world and survives as a single wild population over 100,000 individuals on Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. Despite this large current size, faces an uncertain future because its extremely restricted distribution range high vulnerability to projected consequences climate change. Captive‐bred A . are increasingly used rewilding programs across region, where they introduced replace extinct...
Abstract The Aldabra giant tortoise ( Aldabrachelys gigantea ) is one of only two remaining species worldwide. Captive-bred A. are being used in rewilding projects the Western Indian Ocean to functionally replace extinct endemic and restore degraded island ecosystems. Furthermore, large-scale translocations may become necessary as rising sea levels threaten wild population on low-lying Atoll. Critical management decisions would be greatly facilitated by insights genetic structure breeding...
Abstract Understanding population structure is essential for conservation genetics, as it provides insights into connectivity and supports the development of targeted strategies to preserve genetic diversity adaptability. T-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) uniform manifold approximation projection (UMAP) have proven effective revealing structures in human model organisms using hard-called genotypes, but their application wild species genotype likelihoods from low coverage...
Abstract Anthropogenic hybridization, the unintentional hybridization with a non-native or domestic species in human-dominated environments, is major concern for conservation and challenge management decisions. Genetically depleted are expected to be particularly vulnerable introgression since can restore introduce new adaptive genetic variation alleviate effects of inbreeding through hybrid vigour. However, defining precise sets deleterious beneficial mutations resulting from anthropogenic...
Abstract The Aldabra giant tortoise ( Aldabrachelys gigantea ) is one of only two remaining species worldwide. Captive-bred A. are being used in rewilding projects the Western Indian Ocean to functionally replace extinct endemic and restore degraded island ecosystems. Furthermore, large-scale translocations may become necessary as rising sea levels threaten wild population on low-lying Atoll. Critical management decisions would be greatly facilitated by insights genetic structure breeding...
Abstract Aldabrachelys gigantea (Aldabra giant tortoise) is one of only two tortoise species left in the world and survives as a single wild population over 100,000 individuals on Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. Despite this large current size, faces an uncertain future because its extremely restricted distribution range high vulnerability to projected consequences climate change. Captive-bred A . are increasingly used rewilding programs across region, where they introduced replace extinct...
Abstract The Aldabra giant tortoise ( Aldabrachelys gigantea ) is one of only two species left in the world. endemic to Atoll Seychelles and considered vulnerable due its limited distribution threats posed by climate change. Genomic resources for A. are lacking, hampering conservation efforts focused on both wild ex-situ populations. A high-quality genome would also open avenues investigate genetic basis exceptionally long lifespan. Here, we produced first chromosome-level de novo assembly...