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Genetic Analysis of Historical Polar Bear Populations in Rus-sian Arctic

Authors:
Daisuke Hirata, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University
Alexander Kanapin, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University
Anastasia Samsonova, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University
Ekaterina Orlova, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University
Abramov Alexey, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Sablin Mikhail, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Platonov Vladimir, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Mustafin Kharis, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Abstract ID: 164

Event: BGRS-abstracts

Sections: [Sym 5] Section “Population and evolutionary genetics/genomics of wild and domestic animals”

For the first time an extensive population genetics analysis based on historical samples of polar bear was done. The sample collection of ZIN RAS was catalogized and presented as an open access online resource. We also analyzed population structure of polar bear in Russian Arctic regions in historical context. No significant population differentiation based on geographical region was observed among historical populations, however, we have observed high genetic variation within populations and little differentiation between geographical regions.