Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans

Abstract The Griffon vulture was once a widespread species across the region of Southeast Europe, but it is now endangered and in some parts is completely extinct. In the Balkan Peninsula the largest Griffon vulture inland population inhabits the territory of Serbia. We present, for the first time,...

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Autores principales:	Slobodan Davidović, Mihailo Jelić, Saša Marinković, Milica Mihajlović, Vanja Tanasić, Irena Hribšek, Goran Sušić, Milan Dragićević, Marina Stamenković-Radak
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a15101d2d61e4d6e87c5b408dd0204b62021-12-02T11:42:15ZGenetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans10.1038/s41598-020-77342-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/a15101d2d61e4d6e87c5b408dd0204b62020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77342-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The Griffon vulture was once a widespread species across the region of Southeast Europe, but it is now endangered and in some parts is completely extinct. In the Balkan Peninsula the largest Griffon vulture inland population inhabits the territory of Serbia. We present, for the first time, the genetic data of this valuable population that could be a source for future reintroduction programs planned in South-eastern Europe. To characterize the genetic structure of this population we used microsatellite markers from ten loci. Blood samples were collected from 57 chicks directly in the nests during the ongoing monitoring program. We performed a comparative analysis of the obtained data with the existing data from three native populations from French Pyrenees, Croatia, and Israel. We have assessed the genetic differentiation between different native populations and determined the existence of two genetic clusters that differentiate the populations from the Balkan and Iberian Peninsulas. Furthermore, we analysed whether the recent bottleneck events influenced the genetic structure of the populations studied, and we found that all native populations experienced a recent bottleneck event, and that the population of Israel was the least affected. Nevertheless, the parameters of genetic diversity suggest that all analysed populations have retained a similar level of genetic diversity and that the Griffon vulture population from Serbia exhibits the highest value for private alleles. The results of this study suggest that the Griffon vulture populations of the Balkan Peninsula are genetically differentiated from the populations of the Iberian Peninsula, which is an important information for future reintroduction strategies.Slobodan DavidovićMihailo JelićSaša MarinkovićMilica MihajlovićVanja TanasićIrena HribšekGoran SušićMilan DragićevićMarina Stamenković-RadakNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Slobodan Davidović Mihailo Jelić Saša Marinković Milica Mihajlović Vanja Tanasić Irena Hribšek Goran Sušić Milan Dragićević Marina Stamenković-Radak Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans
description	Abstract The Griffon vulture was once a widespread species across the region of Southeast Europe, but it is now endangered and in some parts is completely extinct. In the Balkan Peninsula the largest Griffon vulture inland population inhabits the territory of Serbia. We present, for the first time, the genetic data of this valuable population that could be a source for future reintroduction programs planned in South-eastern Europe. To characterize the genetic structure of this population we used microsatellite markers from ten loci. Blood samples were collected from 57 chicks directly in the nests during the ongoing monitoring program. We performed a comparative analysis of the obtained data with the existing data from three native populations from French Pyrenees, Croatia, and Israel. We have assessed the genetic differentiation between different native populations and determined the existence of two genetic clusters that differentiate the populations from the Balkan and Iberian Peninsulas. Furthermore, we analysed whether the recent bottleneck events influenced the genetic structure of the populations studied, and we found that all native populations experienced a recent bottleneck event, and that the population of Israel was the least affected. Nevertheless, the parameters of genetic diversity suggest that all analysed populations have retained a similar level of genetic diversity and that the Griffon vulture population from Serbia exhibits the highest value for private alleles. The results of this study suggest that the Griffon vulture populations of the Balkan Peninsula are genetically differentiated from the populations of the Iberian Peninsula, which is an important information for future reintroduction strategies.
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author	Slobodan Davidović Mihailo Jelić Saša Marinković Milica Mihajlović Vanja Tanasić Irena Hribšek Goran Sušić Milan Dragićević Marina Stamenković-Radak
author_facet	Slobodan Davidović Mihailo Jelić Saša Marinković Milica Mihajlović Vanja Tanasić Irena Hribšek Goran Sušić Milan Dragićević Marina Stamenković-Radak
author_sort	Slobodan Davidović
title	Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans
title_short	Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans
title_full	Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans
title_fullStr	Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans
title_full_unstemmed	Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans
title_sort	genetic diversity of the griffon vulture population in serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the balkans
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/a15101d2d61e4d6e87c5b408dd0204b6
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Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans

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