Socotra Cormorants in the Arabian Gulf represent a large, but isolated population with low genetic diversity
Noura Mabkhoot Almansoori, Haslina Razali, Sabir Bin Muzaffar, Delphine B. H. Chabanne, Ada Natoli, Mohamed Abdulla Ahmed Almusallami, Humood A. Naser, Abdulqader Khamis, Fatimah Al Harthi, Latifa Salem Rashed Aldhaheri, Marwa Mosabeh Bader Alaleeli, Farah M. Al Diwani, Oliver Manlik
This study assesses population structure and genetic diversity of Socotra Cormorants using mtDNA and nuclear markers, finding a large, isolated Gulf population with low genetic diversity.
bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2026 · PreprintEcology