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Ancestry plots from the Bayesian clustering (STRUCTURE) from 97 bears sampled in Central Asia.
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posted on 2019-08-13, 17:29 authored by Odbayar Tumendemberel, Andreas Zedrosser, Michael F. Proctor, Harry V. Reynolds, Jennifer R. Adams, Jack M. Sullivan, Sarah J. Jacobs, Tumennasan Khorloojav, Tuya Tserenbataa, Mijiddorj Batmunkh, Jon E. Swenson, Lisette P. WaitsThe results are based on 13 nuclear DNA microsatellite loci. Using the Evanno method (S3 Fig), STRUCTURE analysis indicated that the most basic level of subdivision is at K = 2 (S3 Fig), dividing the Gobi brown bears (8, orange) and the rest of the populations in Central Asia (1–7). The numbers correspond to the following geographic areas from Fig 1: 1). Altai; 2). Ikh Khyangan; 3). Buteeliin nuruu; 4). Khentii Mountain; 5). Sayan Mountains; 6). Bogd Khan Mountain adjacent to the Khentii Mountain range in Tov province, Mongolia; 7). Himalaya, Pakistan; 8) Gobi (Great Gobi A Strictly Protected Area, Mongolia).
