Caribou Whole-Genome Sequences for Conservation Unit Analysis

North American and Greenland caribou genomes from 30 individuals representing four subspecies and six Designatable Units. The dataset, produced by R. E. Taylor of Trent University, was used to investigate parallel evolution and adaptive introgression. It highlights the impact of genomic findings on conservation unit designations.

Use Cases

• Demographic reconstruction based on whole-genome sequences from divergent lineages.
• Identifying instances of parallel evolution based on genomic data across ecotypes.
• Investigating adaptive introgression based on regions spread throughout the genomes.
• Assessing the impact of genomic findings on the designation of conservation units.

Strengths

• High-coverage whole-genome sequences from 30 individuals.
• Samples represent four subspecies and six Designatable Units across North America and Greenland.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

R. E. Taylor, Trent University

Collection Method

High coverage whole-genome sequencing.

Geography

North America and Greenland