North-South differentiation and a region of high diversity in European wolves (Canis lupus).
European wolves (Canis lupus) show population genetic structure in the absence of geographic barriers, and across relatively short distances for this highly mobile species. Additional information on the location of and divergence between population clusters is required, particularly because wolves a...
Guardado en:
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | article |
| Lenguaje: | EN |
| Publicado: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/46215164e3f447898303634b9213f260 |
| Etiquetas: |
Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
|
| id |
oai:doaj.org-article:46215164e3f447898303634b9213f260 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
dspace |
| spelling |
oai:doaj.org-article:46215164e3f447898303634b9213f2602021-11-18T08:51:27ZNorth-South differentiation and a region of high diversity in European wolves (Canis lupus).1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0076454https://doaj.org/article/46215164e3f447898303634b9213f2602013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24146871/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203European wolves (Canis lupus) show population genetic structure in the absence of geographic barriers, and across relatively short distances for this highly mobile species. Additional information on the location of and divergence between population clusters is required, particularly because wolves are currently recolonizing parts of Europe. We evaluated genetic structure in 177 wolves from 11 countries using over 67K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci. The results supported previous findings of an isolated Italian population with lower genetic diversity than that observed across other areas of Europe. Wolves from the remaining countries were primarily structured in a north-south axis, with Croatia, Bulgaria, and Greece (Dinaric-Balkan) differentiated from northcentral wolves that included individuals from Finland, Latvia, Belarus, Poland and Russia. Carpathian Mountain wolves in central Europe had genotypes intermediate between those identified in northcentral Europe and the Dinaric-Balkan cluster. Overall, individual genotypes from northcentral Europe suggested high levels of admixture. We observed high diversity within Belarus, with wolves from western and northern Belarus representing the two most differentiated groups within northcentral Europe. Our results support the presence of at least three major clusters (Italy, Carpathians, Dinaric-Balkan) in southern and central Europe. Individuals from Croatia also appeared differentiated from wolves in Greece and Bulgaria. Expansion from glacial refugia, adaptation to local environments, and human-related factors such as landscape fragmentation and frequent killing of wolves in some areas may have contributed to the observed patterns. Our findings can help inform conservation management of these apex predators and the ecosystems of which they are part.Astrid V StronenBogumiła JędrzejewskaCino PertoldiDitte DemontisEttore RandiMagdalena NiedziałkowskaMałgorzata PilotVadim E SidorovichIhor DykyyJosip KusakElena TsingarskaIlpo KojolaAlexandros A KaramanlidisAivars OrnicansVladimir A LobkovVitalii DumenkoSylwia D CzarnomskaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 10, p e76454 (2013) |
| institution |
DOAJ |
| collection |
DOAJ |
| language |
EN |
| topic |
Medicine R Science Q |
| spellingShingle |
Medicine R Science Q Astrid V Stronen Bogumiła Jędrzejewska Cino Pertoldi Ditte Demontis Ettore Randi Magdalena Niedziałkowska Małgorzata Pilot Vadim E Sidorovich Ihor Dykyy Josip Kusak Elena Tsingarska Ilpo Kojola Alexandros A Karamanlidis Aivars Ornicans Vladimir A Lobkov Vitalii Dumenko Sylwia D Czarnomska North-South differentiation and a region of high diversity in European wolves (Canis lupus). |
| description |
European wolves (Canis lupus) show population genetic structure in the absence of geographic barriers, and across relatively short distances for this highly mobile species. Additional information on the location of and divergence between population clusters is required, particularly because wolves are currently recolonizing parts of Europe. We evaluated genetic structure in 177 wolves from 11 countries using over 67K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci. The results supported previous findings of an isolated Italian population with lower genetic diversity than that observed across other areas of Europe. Wolves from the remaining countries were primarily structured in a north-south axis, with Croatia, Bulgaria, and Greece (Dinaric-Balkan) differentiated from northcentral wolves that included individuals from Finland, Latvia, Belarus, Poland and Russia. Carpathian Mountain wolves in central Europe had genotypes intermediate between those identified in northcentral Europe and the Dinaric-Balkan cluster. Overall, individual genotypes from northcentral Europe suggested high levels of admixture. We observed high diversity within Belarus, with wolves from western and northern Belarus representing the two most differentiated groups within northcentral Europe. Our results support the presence of at least three major clusters (Italy, Carpathians, Dinaric-Balkan) in southern and central Europe. Individuals from Croatia also appeared differentiated from wolves in Greece and Bulgaria. Expansion from glacial refugia, adaptation to local environments, and human-related factors such as landscape fragmentation and frequent killing of wolves in some areas may have contributed to the observed patterns. Our findings can help inform conservation management of these apex predators and the ecosystems of which they are part. |
| format |
article |
| author |
Astrid V Stronen Bogumiła Jędrzejewska Cino Pertoldi Ditte Demontis Ettore Randi Magdalena Niedziałkowska Małgorzata Pilot Vadim E Sidorovich Ihor Dykyy Josip Kusak Elena Tsingarska Ilpo Kojola Alexandros A Karamanlidis Aivars Ornicans Vladimir A Lobkov Vitalii Dumenko Sylwia D Czarnomska |
| author_facet |
Astrid V Stronen Bogumiła Jędrzejewska Cino Pertoldi Ditte Demontis Ettore Randi Magdalena Niedziałkowska Małgorzata Pilot Vadim E Sidorovich Ihor Dykyy Josip Kusak Elena Tsingarska Ilpo Kojola Alexandros A Karamanlidis Aivars Ornicans Vladimir A Lobkov Vitalii Dumenko Sylwia D Czarnomska |
| author_sort |
Astrid V Stronen |
| title |
North-South differentiation and a region of high diversity in European wolves (Canis lupus). |
| title_short |
North-South differentiation and a region of high diversity in European wolves (Canis lupus). |
| title_full |
North-South differentiation and a region of high diversity in European wolves (Canis lupus). |
| title_fullStr |
North-South differentiation and a region of high diversity in European wolves (Canis lupus). |
| title_full_unstemmed |
North-South differentiation and a region of high diversity in European wolves (Canis lupus). |
| title_sort |
north-south differentiation and a region of high diversity in european wolves (canis lupus). |
| publisher |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| publishDate |
2013 |
| url |
https://doaj.org/article/46215164e3f447898303634b9213f260 |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT astridvstronen northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT bogumiłajedrzejewska northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT cinopertoldi northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT dittedemontis northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT ettorerandi northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT magdalenaniedziałkowska northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT małgorzatapilot northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT vadimesidorovich northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT ihordykyy northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT josipkusak northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT elenatsingarska northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT ilpokojola northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT alexandrosakaramanlidis northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT aivarsornicans northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT vladimiralobkov northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT vitaliidumenko northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus AT sylwiadczarnomska northsouthdifferentiationandaregionofhighdiversityineuropeanwolvescanislupus |
| _version_ |
1718421197540032512 |