Kebede Fanuel, Rosenbom Sonia, Khalatbari Leili, Moehlman Patricia D, Beja-Pereira Albano, Bekele Afework
a Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia .
b Research Centre for Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO), University of Porto , Vairão , Portugal .
Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016;27(1):397-400. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2014.898276. Epub 2014 Mar 24.
The endangered Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) is confined to the Horn of Africa, specifically Ethiopia and Kenya. It is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation due to human encroachment of historic range. Knowledge of population genetics is essential for the development of appropriate conservation actions and management. The focus of this study was to assess the heterogeneity and genetic distinctiveness of the two Grevy's zebra populations in Ethiopia. Non-invasive fecal samples (N = 120) were collected during 2009-2010 from Grevy's zebra populations in the Alledeghi Wildlife Reserve and the Sarite area, Ethiopia. Analyses of a 329 bp of the mtDNA control region of 47 sequences, revealed the existence of two unreported haplotypes in the northern population of Alledeghi, that were not shared with the southern population of Sarite. The Sarite population is contiguous with the Grevy's zebra population in Kenya. The nucleotide diversity levels found in both the populations are extremely low.
濒危的细纹斑马（Equus grevyi）仅分布于非洲之角，特别是埃塞俄比亚和肯尼亚。由于人类对其历史分布范围的侵占，它正面临栖息地丧失和碎片化的威胁。种群遗传学知识对于制定适当的保护行动和管理措施至关重要。本研究的重点是评估埃塞俄比亚两个细纹斑马种群的异质性和遗传独特性。2009年至2010年期间，从埃塞俄比亚的阿莱德吉野生动物保护区和萨里特地区的细纹斑马种群中采集了非侵入性粪便样本（N = 120）。对47个序列的线粒体DNA控制区329 bp进行分析，发现阿莱德吉北部种群存在两种未报道的单倍型，而南部的萨里特种群没有。萨里特种群与肯尼亚的细纹斑马种群相邻。两个种群的核苷酸多样性水平都极低。
