Landscape Influence on Gene Flow in Greater Sage-grouse
US Geological Survey scientists and collaborators are using genetic information contained in sage-grouse feathers collected at leks to define the rangewide network of breeding populations.
The USGS and collaborators are using genetic information contained in sage-grouse feathers collected at leks to delineate the rangewide network of breeding populations. The genetic data are being analyzed in combination with landscape information to identify geographic distance, topographic features, anthropogenic land uses, and other factors that influence sage-grouse dispersal and genetic exchange. The results from this study, perhaps the largest terrestrial effort of its kind, will be important for informing conservation planning efforts to delineate core or priority populations and reduce population fragmentation, isolation, and risk of extirpation.
Quantifying functional connectivity: The role of breeding habitat, abundance, and landscape features on range‐wide gene flow in sage‐grouse
The genetic network of greater sage-grouse: Range-wide identification of keystone hubs of connectivity
US Geological Survey scientists and collaborators are using genetic information contained in sage-grouse feathers collected at leks to define the rangewide network of breeding populations.
The USGS and collaborators are using genetic information contained in sage-grouse feathers collected at leks to delineate the rangewide network of breeding populations. The genetic data are being analyzed in combination with landscape information to identify geographic distance, topographic features, anthropogenic land uses, and other factors that influence sage-grouse dispersal and genetic exchange. The results from this study, perhaps the largest terrestrial effort of its kind, will be important for informing conservation planning efforts to delineate core or priority populations and reduce population fragmentation, isolation, and risk of extirpation.