Article
Evidence of rapid change in genetic structure and diversity during range expansion in a recovering large terrestrial carnivore.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 May 2015
Hagen Snorre B, Kopatz Alexander, Aspi Jouni, Kojola Ilpo, Eiken Hans Geir
Abstract excerpt
Recovery of natural populations occurs often with simultaneous or subsequent range expansions. According to population genetic theory, genetic structuring emerges at the expansion front together with decreasing genetic diversity, owing to multiple founder events. Thereupon, as the expansion proceeds and connectivity among populations is established, homogenization and a resurgence of genetic diversity are to be...
Topics
- Animal Distribution
- Animals
- Carnivory
- Finland
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Population Growth
- Ursidae
