Population genetics of the wolverine in Finland: the road to recovery?
After decades, even centuries of persecution, large carnivore populations are widely recovering in Europe. Considering the recent recovery of the wolverine (Gulo gulo) in Finland, our aim was to evaluate genetic variation using 14 microsatellites and mtDNA control region (579 bp) in order (1) to det...
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ftluke:oai:jukuri.luke.fi:10024/545833 2023-10-09T21:52:07+02:00 Population genetics of the wolverine in Finland: the road to recovery? Lansink, Gerhardus M. J. Esparza-Salas, Rodrigo Joensuu, Maija Koskela, Anni Bujnáková, Dominika Kleven, Oddmund Flagstad, Øystein Ollila, Tuomo Kojola, Ilpo Aspi, Jouni Kvist, Laura 4100110810 Luonnonvarakeskus 481-499 true https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/545833 en eng Springer Science+Business Media Conservation Genetics 10.1007/s10592-020-01264-8 1566-0621 1572-9737 3 21 https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/545833 URN:NBN:fi-fe2020060139929 CC BY 4.0 Conservation genetics Gulo gulo microsatellites MtDNA Genetic structure Genetic diversity publication fi=A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä|sv=A1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift|en=A1 Journal article (refereed), original research| fi=Publisher's version|sv=Publisher's version|en=Publisher's version| ftluke 2023-09-12T20:27:34Z After decades, even centuries of persecution, large carnivore populations are widely recovering in Europe. Considering the recent recovery of the wolverine (Gulo gulo) in Finland, our aim was to evaluate genetic variation using 14 microsatellites and mtDNA control region (579 bp) in order (1) to determine whether the species is represented by a single genetic population within Finland, (2) to quantify the genetic diversity, and (3) to estimate the effective population size. We found two major genetic clusters divided between eastern and northern Finland based on microsatellites (FST = 0.100) but also a significant pattern of isolation by distance. Wolverines in western Finland had a genetic signature similar to the northern cluster, which can be explained by former translocations of wolverines from northern to western Finland. For both main clusters, most estimates of the effective population size Ne were below 50. Nevertheless, the genetic diversity was higher in the eastern cluster (HE = 0.57, AR = 4.0, AP = 0.3) than in the northern cluster (HE = 0.49, AR = 3.7, AP = 0.1). Migration between the clusters was low. Two mtDNA haplotypes were found: one common and identical to Scandinavian wolverines; the other rare and not previously detected. The rare haplotype was more prominent in the eastern genetic cluster. Combining all available data, we infer that the genetic population structure within Finland is shaped by a recent bottleneck, isolation by distance, human-aided translocations and postglacial recolonization routes. 2020 Article in Journal/Newspaper Gulo gulo Northern Finland Natural Resources Institute Finland: Jukuri |
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Conservation genetics Gulo gulo microsatellites MtDNA Genetic structure Genetic diversity Lansink, Gerhardus M. J. Esparza-Salas, Rodrigo Joensuu, Maija Koskela, Anni Bujnáková, Dominika Kleven, Oddmund Flagstad, Øystein Ollila, Tuomo Kojola, Ilpo Aspi, Jouni Kvist, Laura Population genetics of the wolverine in Finland: the road to recovery? |
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After decades, even centuries of persecution, large carnivore populations are widely recovering in Europe. Considering the recent recovery of the wolverine (Gulo gulo) in Finland, our aim was to evaluate genetic variation using 14 microsatellites and mtDNA control region (579 bp) in order (1) to determine whether the species is represented by a single genetic population within Finland, (2) to quantify the genetic diversity, and (3) to estimate the effective population size. We found two major genetic clusters divided between eastern and northern Finland based on microsatellites (FST = 0.100) but also a significant pattern of isolation by distance. Wolverines in western Finland had a genetic signature similar to the northern cluster, which can be explained by former translocations of wolverines from northern to western Finland. For both main clusters, most estimates of the effective population size Ne were below 50. Nevertheless, the genetic diversity was higher in the eastern cluster (HE = 0.57, AR = 4.0, AP = 0.3) than in the northern cluster (HE = 0.49, AR = 3.7, AP = 0.1). Migration between the clusters was low. Two mtDNA haplotypes were found: one common and identical to Scandinavian wolverines; the other rare and not previously detected. The rare haplotype was more prominent in the eastern genetic cluster. Combining all available data, we infer that the genetic population structure within Finland is shaped by a recent bottleneck, isolation by distance, human-aided translocations and postglacial recolonization routes. 2020 |
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Lansink, Gerhardus M. J. Esparza-Salas, Rodrigo Joensuu, Maija Koskela, Anni Bujnáková, Dominika Kleven, Oddmund Flagstad, Øystein Ollila, Tuomo Kojola, Ilpo Aspi, Jouni Kvist, Laura |
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Lansink, Gerhardus M. J. Esparza-Salas, Rodrigo Joensuu, Maija Koskela, Anni Bujnáková, Dominika Kleven, Oddmund Flagstad, Øystein Ollila, Tuomo Kojola, Ilpo Aspi, Jouni Kvist, Laura |
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Population genetics of the wolverine in Finland: the road to recovery? |
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Population genetics of the wolverine in Finland: the road to recovery? |
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Population genetics of the wolverine in Finland: the road to recovery? |
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Population genetics of the wolverine in Finland: the road to recovery? |
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Population genetics of the wolverine in Finland: the road to recovery? |
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population genetics of the wolverine in finland: the road to recovery? |
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Conservation Genetics 10.1007/s10592-020-01264-8 1566-0621 1572-9737 3 21 https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/545833 URN:NBN:fi-fe2020060139929 |
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