Vasiljevic, Nina; Morf, Nadja V; Senn, Josef; Pérez-Espona, Sílvia; Mattucci, Federica; Mucci, Nadia; Moore-Jones, Gaia; Pisano, Simone Roberto Rolando; Kratzer, Adelgunde; Ogden, Rob (2022). Phylogeography and population genetic structure of the European roe deer in Switzerland following recent recolonization. Ecology and evolution, 12(2), e8626. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 10.1002/ece3.8626
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In the early 1800s, the European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) was probably extirpated from Switzerland, due to overhunting and deforestation. After a federal law was enacted in 1875 to protect lactating females and young, and limiting the hunting season, the roe deer successfully recovered and recolonized Switzerland. In this study, we use mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA markers to investigate the recolonization and assess contemporary genetic structure in relation to broad topographic features, in order to understand underlying ecological processes, inform future roe deer management strategies, and explore the opportunity for development of forensic traceability tools. The results concerning the recolonization origin support natural, multidirectional immigration from neighboring countries. We further demonstrate that there is evidence of weak genetic differentiation within Switzerland among topographic regions. Finally, we conclude that the genetic data support the recognition of a single roe deer management unit within Switzerland, within which there is a potential for broad-scale geographic origin assignment using nuclear markers to support law enforcement.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Moore-Jones, Gaia Alessandra, Pisano, Simone Roberto Rolando |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
2045-7758 |
Publisher: |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
01 Mar 2022 12:13 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 16:11 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1002/ece3.8626 |
PubMed ID: |
35222977 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
conservation genetics gene flow microsatellites mtDNA phylogeography population structure ungulate management |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/166213 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/166213 |
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