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Conservation and Evolution Biology of Endangered Animals

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecology and Conservation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2024 | Viewed by 39316

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Xiuyue Zhang

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Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Interests: giant panda; conservation biology; adaptive evolution; multi-omics
Dr. Chuang Zhou

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The Sichuan Key Laboratory for Conservation Biology of Endangered Wildlife, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
Interests: endangered animals; conservation biology; adaptive evolution; multi-omics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The conservation and management of endangered animals is a considerable challenge, and extensive research is required to enable us to understand their evolution and adaptation to their environments. This Special Issue of Animals, entitled “Conservation and Evolution Biology of Endangered Animals”, focuses on the biology, ecology, and evolutionary processes of endangered animals, and aims to shed light on their conservation and evolution.

We encourage authors to submit original research articles that address critical topics associated with the conservation and evolution biology of endangered animals. Topics may include the behavior, reproduction, evolutionary adaptations, genetic diversity, population dynamics, conservation genetics, and conservation strategies of endangered species. This Special Issue could provide a platform for researchers, conservationists, and policymakers to share their findings, insights, and perspectives on the conservation and evolution biology of endangered animals. We hope that it will contribute to improving the conservation of endangered species, and ultimately, in mitigating the threats they face.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Xiuyue Zhang
Dr. Chuang Zhou
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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  • endangered animals
  • conservation
  • evolution

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Trophic Niche Differentiation in Two Sympatric Nuthatch Species (Sitta yunnanensis and Sitta nagaensis)
by Qiang Guo, Xi Lu, Chongxin Xie, Jiansong Zhang, Xianyin Xu, Yuhan Qian, Xu Luo and Yubao Duan
Animals 2024, 14(8), 1146; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14081146 - 10 Apr 2024
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Sympatric closely related species may experience interspecific trophic competition due to ecological similarity; they may isolate in terms of diet or habitat use as a strategy to avoid competition. The body tissues of consumers contain stable isotope signatures information that can be applied [...] Read more.
Sympatric closely related species may experience interspecific trophic competition due to ecological similarity; they may isolate in terms of diet or habitat use as a strategy to avoid competition. The body tissues of consumers contain stable isotope signatures information that can be applied to infer their dietary information. In this study, δ13C and δ15N stable isotopes were analyzed to determine the dietary information and trophic niches of sympatric coexisting Sitta yunnanensis and Sitta nagaensis. The results showed that the food sources of S. yunnanensis and S. nagaensis were from six orders, including Orthoptera, and the cumulative contribution rate was 99.97%, with the two species eating similar diets but at different rates. The larger δ13C of S. yunnanensis indicates that it had a wider range of habitats for feeding, while the difference in δ15N values was not significant (p > 0.05), indicating that both species feed on similar nutrient levels. As determined by Bayesian ellipses, the isotopic niches of S. yunnanensis and S. nagaensis were differentiated; the isotopic niche width of S. yunnanensis is 2.69‰2, which was larger than that of S. nagaensis (0.73‰2), indicates that differentiation between the two species in diet or habitat use reduced competition. Trophic niche differentiation and differences in foraging proportions may be the principal resource allocation mechanisms behind S. yunnanensis and S. nagaensis coexistence. Full article
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Hybridization in Canids—A Case Study of Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) and Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) Hybrid
by Bruna Elenara Szynwelski, Rafael Kretschmer, Cristina Araujo Matzenbacher, Flávia Ferrari, Marcelo Meller Alievi and Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas
Animals 2023, 13(15), 2505; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152505 - 03 Aug 2023
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Hybridization between species with different evolutionary trajectories can be a powerful threat to wildlife conservation. Anthropogenic activities, such as agriculture and livestock, have led to the degradation and loss of natural habitats for wildlife. Consequently, the incidence of interspecific hybridization between wild and [...] Read more.
Hybridization between species with different evolutionary trajectories can be a powerful threat to wildlife conservation. Anthropogenic activities, such as agriculture and livestock, have led to the degradation and loss of natural habitats for wildlife. Consequently, the incidence of interspecific hybridization between wild and domestic species has increased, although cases involving species of different genera are rare. In Vacaria, a Southern city in Brazil, a female canid with a strange phenotype, which had characteristics between the phenotype of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and that of the pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus), was found. Our analysis suggests that the animal is a hybrid between a domestic dog and a pampas fox, but future studies are necessary to investigate additional cases of this hybridization in nature. This finding worries for the conservation of wild canids in South America, especially concerning Lycalopex species. Hybridization with the domestic dog may have harmful effects on pampas fox populations due to the potential for introgression and disease transmission by the domestic dog. Therefore, future studies to explore the consequences of hybridization on genetics, ecology, and behavior of wild populations will be essential to improve the conservation of this species. Full article
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