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Kinship assessment and insights into reproductive behaviour of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron in Western Australia
Aquatic conservation, Vol.34(6), e4213
2024
Abstract
In this study, single nucleotide polymorphisms were used to investigate kinship and philopatry for the Critically Endangered green sawfish, Pristis zijsron, in Western Australia.
Sampling was conducted in an important nursery area: the Ashburton River estuary and adjacent tidal creeks. Kinship was inferred from the genotypes of 104 sawfish sampled between 2011 and 2014 (n = 31), and 2020 and 2022 (n = 73).
The total number of dams contributing across all sites and time periods was estimated to be between 50 and 56.
Fifty‐two full sibling dyads, 90 half sibling dyads and 72 third‐degree dyads were detected, involving 58, 67, and 46 P. zijsron, respectively. Of these, 34 half sibling dyads were related maternally and 56 related paternally, including multiple maternal and paternal half siblings pupped in different years, suggesting both female and male philopatry. Catch data indicated that two groups of maternal half siblings were littermates, demonstrating multiple paternity. A high degree of relatedness was found across the study area, with 88% of P. zijsron related to at least one other individual up to the third‐degree.
Evidence for female philopatry in P. zijsron highlights the importance of protecting nursery areas for this species. The occurrence of philopatric behaviour in male and female P. zijsron suggests that dispersal might be limited in both sexes of this species, highlighting the need to investigate the amount of genetic diversity and incidence of inbreeding within remaining populations.
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- Title
- Kinship assessment and insights into reproductive behaviour of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron in Western Australia
- Authors/Creators
- Jack Ingelbrecht - Murdoch UniversityKarissa O. Lear - Murdoch University, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic EcosystemsNicole M. Phillips - University of Southern MississippiBarbara E. Wueringer - Macquarie UniversityAlan J. Lymbery - Murdoch University, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic EcosystemsBradley M. Norman - Murdoch UniversityDavid L. Morgan - Murdoch University, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems
- Publication Details
- Aquatic conservation, Vol.34(6), e4213
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- Chevron Australia Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Research Training Program stipend
- Identifiers
- 991005680466107891
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s).
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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