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Wolf population genetics in Europe: a systematic review, meta-analysis and suggestions for conservation and management.
Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - 1 Aug 2017
Hindrikson Maris, Remm Jaanus, Pilot Malgorzata, Godinho Raquel, Stronen Astrid Vik, Baltrūnaité Laima, Czarnomska Sylwia D, Leonard Jennifer A, Randi Ettore, Nowak Carsten, Åkesson Mikael, López-Bao José Vicente, Álvares Francisco, Llaneza Luis, Echegaray Jorge, Vilà Carles, Ozolins Janis, Rungis Dainis, Aspi Jouni, Paule Ladislav, Skrbinšek Tomaž, Saarma Urmas
Abstract excerpt
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) is an iconic large carnivore that has increasingly been recognized as an apex predator with intrinsic value and a keystone species. However, wolves have also long represented a primary source of human-carnivore conflict, which has led to long-term persecution of wolves, resulting in a significant decrease in their numbers, genetic diversity and gene flow between populations. For more...
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