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ArticleBMC genomics2026

RePo index: a multidimensional framework to quantify genetic resilience in data-limited amphibian faunas.

Marcela A Vidal, Felipe Barraza-Acuña, Cristian Torres-Díaz, Ian S Acuña-Rodríguez, Gabriel Ballesteros, Moisés A Valladares

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Marcela A VidalDepartamento de Ciencias Básicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Casilla 447, Chillán, Chile. mavidal@ubiobio.cl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7019-2023
Felipe Barraza-AcuñaDepartamento de Ciencias Básicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Casilla 447, Chillán, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9257-2150
Cristian Torres-DíazDepartamento de Ciencias Básicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Casilla 447, Chillán, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5741-5288
Ian S Acuña-RodríguezCentro de Ecología Integrativa, Dirección de Investigación, Vicerrectoría Académica, Universidad de Talca, Campus Lircay, Avda, Lircay s/n, Talca, 3465548, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5380-895X
Gabriel BallesterosCentro de Ecología Integrativa, Dirección de Investigación, Vicerrectoría Académica, Universidad de Talca, Campus Lircay, Avda, Lircay s/n, Talca, 3465548, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3179-3168
Moisés A ValladaresGrupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global, Centro de Estudios Ñuble, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0294-174X

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ANID-FONDECYT Postdoc 3220352FONDECYT 1231713GIBCG GI 170509/EF Biodiversity and Global Change Research Group at the Universidad del Bío-Bío
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explores the resilience of Chilean amphibians to environmental disturbances through an integrative approach that combines ecological, demographic, bibliometric, and molecular information. A total of 58 species distributed across 14 genera and 9 families were evaluated via the resilience potential (RePo) index, which incorporates eleven criteria grouped into five dimensions: distribution, population trends, emerging diseases, evolutionary history, and genetic records. The results revealed high ecological vulnerability: 83% of the species were classified as non resilient (45% with no resilience and 38% with low resilience), and none reached the high-resilience category. At the family level, Telmatobiidae presented the lowest resilience values, whereas Leptodactylidae presented the highest. At the genus level, Insuetophrynus was identified as the most vulnerable taxon, with no molecular records and an extremely restricted distribution. In contrast, species such as Rhinella spinulosa and Pleurodema thaul presented moderate resilience, suggesting greater adaptive potential and relevance for functional studies. From a bibliometric perspective, a bias toward classical research topics (distribution, physiology, and taxonomy) was detected, with limited representation of integrative approaches such as genetic conservation or climate change. The conceptual modularity in the literature was low (Q = 0.1328), indicating weak thematic differentiation and little integration of omics tools. Most species lack transcriptomic and genomic data, severely limiting the assessment of their adaptive mechanisms. In this context, the RePo index has emerged as an integrative tool useful for operationalizing concepts such as evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) and management units (MUs), which are essential for evidence-based conservation. Finally, this study highlights the need to incorporate high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies and to participate in international initiatives, such as the Amphibian Genomics Consortium, as a strategic path forward for advancing adaptive conservation of Chilean amphibians.

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AmphibiansAnimalsChileGene Regulatory NetworksGenomicsBibliometricGenomicSequencesTranscriptomic

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