Article
A European Concern? Genetic Structure and Expansion of Golden Jackals (Canis aureus) in Europe and the Caucasus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Rutkowski Robert, Krofel Miha, Giannatos Giorgos, Ćirović Duško, Männil Peep, Volokh Anatoliy M, Lanszki József, Heltai Miklós, Szabó László, Banea Ovidiu C, Yavruyan Eduard, Hayrapetyan Vahram, Kopaliani Natia, Miliou Anastasia, Tryfonopoulos George A, Lymberakis Petros, Penezić Aleksandra, Pakeltytė Giedrė, Suchecka Ewa, Bogdanowicz Wiesław
Abstract excerpt
In the first continent-wide study of the golden jackal (Canis aureus), we characterised its population genetic structure and attempted to identify the origin of European populations. This provided a unique insight into genetic characteristics of a native carnivore population with rapid large-scale expansion. We analysed 15 microsatellite markers and a 406 base-pair fragment of the mitochondrial control region....
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