Potential for increased connectivity between differentiated wolverine populations
Information on genetic population structure provides important knowledge for species conservation. Yet, few studies combine extensive genetic data to evaluate the structure and population dynamics of transboundary populations. Here we used single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), microsatellites and...
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ftninstnf:oai:brage.nina.no:11250/3001559 2023-05-15T16:12:00+02:00 Potential for increased connectivity between differentiated wolverine populations Lansink, G.M. Kleven, Oddmund Ekblom, R. Spong, G. Kopatz, Alexander Mattisson, Jenny Persson, J. Kojola, I. Holmala, K. Ollila, T. Ellegren, H. Kindberg, Jonas Flagstad, Øystein Aspi, J. Kvist, L. Finland, Sweden, Norway 2022 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3001559 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109601 eng eng Andre: Finnish Cultural Foundation Andre: Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 41001-00001404 Andre: Univ Oulu Scholarship Foundation (20210098) Miljødirektoratet: 17070002 Andre: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency urn:issn:0006-3207 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3001559 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109601 cristin:2030157 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no © 2022 The Authors CC-BY 272 Biological Conservation 109601 Conservation genetics Population structure Mustelids Wildlife monitoring Genetic markers VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 VDP::Zoology and botany: 480 Peer reviewed Journal article 2022 ftninstnf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109601 2022-07-06T22:42:14Z Information on genetic population structure provides important knowledge for species conservation. Yet, few studies combine extensive genetic data to evaluate the structure and population dynamics of transboundary populations. Here we used single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), microsatellites and mitochondrial haplo- types to analyze the genetic population structure of wolverines (Gulo gulo) across Fennoscandia using a long-term monitoring dataset of 1708 individuals. Clear population subdivision was detected between the Scandinavian and the eastern Finnish population with a steep cline in the contact zone. While the Scandinavian population showed isolation by distance, large swaths of this population were characterized by high connectivity. Areas with high resistance to gene flow are likely explained by a combination of factors, such as historical isolation and founder effects. From a conservation perspective, promoting gene flow from the population in eastern Finland to the northwest of Scandinavia could augment the less variable Scandinavian population, and increase the de- mographic resilience of all subpopulations. Overall, the large areas of low resistance to gene flow suggest that transboundary cooperation with aligned actions of harvest and conflict mitigation could improve genetic con- nectivity across Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Conservation genetics Population structure Mustelids Wildlife monitoring Genetic markers publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Gulo gulo Norwegian Institute for Nature Research: Brage NINA Norway Biological Conservation 272 109601 |
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Conservation genetics Population structure Mustelids Wildlife monitoring Genetic markers VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 VDP::Zoology and botany: 480 Lansink, G.M. Kleven, Oddmund Ekblom, R. Spong, G. Kopatz, Alexander Mattisson, Jenny Persson, J. Kojola, I. Holmala, K. Ollila, T. Ellegren, H. Kindberg, Jonas Flagstad, Øystein Aspi, J. Kvist, L. Potential for increased connectivity between differentiated wolverine populations |
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Information on genetic population structure provides important knowledge for species conservation. Yet, few studies combine extensive genetic data to evaluate the structure and population dynamics of transboundary populations. Here we used single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), microsatellites and mitochondrial haplo- types to analyze the genetic population structure of wolverines (Gulo gulo) across Fennoscandia using a long-term monitoring dataset of 1708 individuals. Clear population subdivision was detected between the Scandinavian and the eastern Finnish population with a steep cline in the contact zone. While the Scandinavian population showed isolation by distance, large swaths of this population were characterized by high connectivity. Areas with high resistance to gene flow are likely explained by a combination of factors, such as historical isolation and founder effects. From a conservation perspective, promoting gene flow from the population in eastern Finland to the northwest of Scandinavia could augment the less variable Scandinavian population, and increase the de- mographic resilience of all subpopulations. Overall, the large areas of low resistance to gene flow suggest that transboundary cooperation with aligned actions of harvest and conflict mitigation could improve genetic con- nectivity across Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Conservation genetics Population structure Mustelids Wildlife monitoring Genetic markers publishedVersion |
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Lansink, G.M. Kleven, Oddmund Ekblom, R. Spong, G. Kopatz, Alexander Mattisson, Jenny Persson, J. Kojola, I. Holmala, K. Ollila, T. Ellegren, H. Kindberg, Jonas Flagstad, Øystein Aspi, J. Kvist, L. |
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Lansink, G.M. Kleven, Oddmund Ekblom, R. Spong, G. Kopatz, Alexander Mattisson, Jenny Persson, J. Kojola, I. Holmala, K. Ollila, T. Ellegren, H. Kindberg, Jonas Flagstad, Øystein Aspi, J. Kvist, L. |
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Potential for increased connectivity between differentiated wolverine populations |
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Potential for increased connectivity between differentiated wolverine populations |
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Andre: Finnish Cultural Foundation Andre: Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 41001-00001404 Andre: Univ Oulu Scholarship Foundation (20210098) Miljødirektoratet: 17070002 Andre: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency urn:issn:0006-3207 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3001559 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109601 cristin:2030157 |
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