Wolf-dog admixture highlights the need for methodological standards and multidisciplinary cooperation for effective governance of wild x domestic hybrids
Abstract Hybridisation between wild and domestic taxa raises complex questions for conservation. Genetic advances offer new methods for hybrid identification, yet social and cultural factors can influence study design, and the interpretation, application, and communication of results. A relevant ill...
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ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:nbnfi-fe2022041929448 2023-07-30T04:02:49+02:00 Wolf-dog admixture highlights the need for methodological standards and multidisciplinary cooperation for effective governance of wild x domestic hybrids Stronen, A. V. (Astrid Vik) Aspi, J. (Jouni) Caniglia, R. (Romolo) Fabbri, E. (Elena) Galaverni, M. (Marco) Godinho, R. (Raquel) Kvist, L. (Laura) Mattucci, F. (Federica) Nowak, C. (Carsten) von Thaden, A. (Alina) Harmoinen, J. (Jenni) 2022 application/pdf http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022041929448 eng eng Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Anthropogenic hybridisation Canis lupus Conservation policy Introgression Wild canid management Wildlife monitoring info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftunivoulu 2023-07-08T19:59:10Z Abstract Hybridisation between wild and domestic taxa raises complex questions for conservation. Genetic advances offer new methods for hybrid identification, yet social and cultural factors can influence study design, and the interpretation, application, and communication of results. A relevant illustration is hybridisation between domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and wild canids, such as grey wolves (C. lupus). For regional European monitoring programs in areas with expanding wolf populations, priorities include shared genetic markers and inclusion of all relevant reference populations to ensure dispersing wolves are identified as such and not classified as wolf-dog hybrids, which may cause harmful management decisions. Beyond technical developments, hybrid research and conservation management can benefit from improved integration of legal and policy perspectives, recognition of phenotypic traits as broadly unreliable for identification, and attention to the drivers of, and responses to, evolution in human-dominated landscapes. Additionally, the proliferation of unsubstantiated reports about hybrids in popular and social media shows that communication based on verified findings of hybridisation is essential. Hybridisation requires more constructive discussion on how to balance potentially competing conservation objectives, and the integration of multidisciplinary perspectives. These encompass the welfare of individual animals and preservation of historical predator-prey relationships. Conservation measures centred on preserving the ecological function of wild canids likely offer the most sustainable prospects but require improved understanding of the extent to which their behavioural ecology might differ from that of hybrids. Accurate genetic identification is required to fill this critical knowledge gap, advance public discourse, and initiate relevant conservation actions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Jultika - University of Oulu repository |
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Anthropogenic hybridisation Canis lupus Conservation policy Introgression Wild canid management Wildlife monitoring Stronen, A. V. (Astrid Vik) Aspi, J. (Jouni) Caniglia, R. (Romolo) Fabbri, E. (Elena) Galaverni, M. (Marco) Godinho, R. (Raquel) Kvist, L. (Laura) Mattucci, F. (Federica) Nowak, C. (Carsten) von Thaden, A. (Alina) Harmoinen, J. (Jenni) Wolf-dog admixture highlights the need for methodological standards and multidisciplinary cooperation for effective governance of wild x domestic hybrids |
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Abstract Hybridisation between wild and domestic taxa raises complex questions for conservation. Genetic advances offer new methods for hybrid identification, yet social and cultural factors can influence study design, and the interpretation, application, and communication of results. A relevant illustration is hybridisation between domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and wild canids, such as grey wolves (C. lupus). For regional European monitoring programs in areas with expanding wolf populations, priorities include shared genetic markers and inclusion of all relevant reference populations to ensure dispersing wolves are identified as such and not classified as wolf-dog hybrids, which may cause harmful management decisions. Beyond technical developments, hybrid research and conservation management can benefit from improved integration of legal and policy perspectives, recognition of phenotypic traits as broadly unreliable for identification, and attention to the drivers of, and responses to, evolution in human-dominated landscapes. Additionally, the proliferation of unsubstantiated reports about hybrids in popular and social media shows that communication based on verified findings of hybridisation is essential. Hybridisation requires more constructive discussion on how to balance potentially competing conservation objectives, and the integration of multidisciplinary perspectives. These encompass the welfare of individual animals and preservation of historical predator-prey relationships. Conservation measures centred on preserving the ecological function of wild canids likely offer the most sustainable prospects but require improved understanding of the extent to which their behavioural ecology might differ from that of hybrids. Accurate genetic identification is required to fill this critical knowledge gap, advance public discourse, and initiate relevant conservation actions. |
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Stronen, A. V. (Astrid Vik) Aspi, J. (Jouni) Caniglia, R. (Romolo) Fabbri, E. (Elena) Galaverni, M. (Marco) Godinho, R. (Raquel) Kvist, L. (Laura) Mattucci, F. (Federica) Nowak, C. (Carsten) von Thaden, A. (Alina) Harmoinen, J. (Jenni) |
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Stronen, A. V. (Astrid Vik) Aspi, J. (Jouni) Caniglia, R. (Romolo) Fabbri, E. (Elena) Galaverni, M. (Marco) Godinho, R. (Raquel) Kvist, L. (Laura) Mattucci, F. (Federica) Nowak, C. (Carsten) von Thaden, A. (Alina) Harmoinen, J. (Jenni) |
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Wolf-dog admixture highlights the need for methodological standards and multidisciplinary cooperation for effective governance of wild x domestic hybrids |
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Wolf-dog admixture highlights the need for methodological standards and multidisciplinary cooperation for effective governance of wild x domestic hybrids |
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Wolf-dog admixture highlights the need for methodological standards and multidisciplinary cooperation for effective governance of wild x domestic hybrids |
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Wolf-dog admixture highlights the need for methodological standards and multidisciplinary cooperation for effective governance of wild x domestic hybrids |
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Wolf-dog admixture highlights the need for methodological standards and multidisciplinary cooperation for effective governance of wild x domestic hybrids |
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wolf-dog admixture highlights the need for methodological standards and multidisciplinary cooperation for effective governance of wild x domestic hybrids |
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