Mitochondrial phylogeography reveals high diversity and unique divergent lineage in Indian Dugongs (Dugong dugon)
Yellapu Srinivas, Anant Pande, Swapnali Gole, P.V.R. Prem Jothi, K. Madhu Magesh, Sameeha Pathan, Sohini Dudhat, Rukmini Shekar, Devanshi Kukadia, Jeyaraj Antony Johnson, Samrat Mondol, Kuppusamy Sivakumar
This study analyzes mitochondrial DNA diversity in Indian dugongs, finding high haplotype diversity and unique lineages within south Asia, suggesting the need for conservation as a single unit.
bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2019 · PreprintMolecular Biology