Three populations of Southern flying squirrels were studied in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas to assess the impact of population subdivision-due to island formation--on the population genetics of Glaucomys volans. One island, one mainland, and one open population were investigated. A 367 nucleotide hypervariable region of mitochondrial DNA was sequenced in individuals from each population. Individuals and populations were compared to assess relatedness. Higher sequence diversity was detected in the open and island populations. One island individual shared characters with both the island and mainland populations. Results support the hypothesis that the mainland population may have reduced gene flow. Also, the island population may have been originally founded by at least two maternal lineages.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2222 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Cook, Melaney Birdsong |
| Contributors | Farinha, Mark A., Heidt, Gary, Elrod, Douglas, Shanley, Mark S. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Use restricted to UNT Community, Copyright, Cook, Melaney Birdsong, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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