Data from: Two decades of non-invasive genetic monitoring of the grey wolves recolonizing the Alps support very limited dog introgression
Potential hybridization between wolves and dogs has fueled the sensitive conservation and political debate underlying the recovery of the grey wolf throughout Europe. Here we provide the first genetic analysis of wolf-dog admixture in an area entirely recolonized, the northwestern Alps. As part of a...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:4967970 2024-09-15T18:01:17+00:00 Data from: Two decades of non-invasive genetic monitoring of the grey wolves recolonizing the Alps support very limited dog introgression Dufresnes, Christophe Remollino, Nadège Stoffel, Céline Manz, Ralph Weber, Jean-Marc Fumagalli, Luca 2019-01-17 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.7g2g68d unknown Zenodo https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37331-x https://zenodo.org/communities/dryad https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.7g2g68d oai:zenodo.org:4967970 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Canis lupus info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2019 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.7g2g68d10.1038/s41598-018-37331-x 2024-07-26T08:10:28Z Potential hybridization between wolves and dogs has fueled the sensitive conservation and political debate underlying the recovery of the grey wolf throughout Europe. Here we provide the first genetic analysis of wolf-dog admixture in an area entirely recolonized, the northwestern Alps. As part of a long-term monitoring program, we performed genetic screening of thousands of non-invasive samples collected in Switzerland and adjacent territories since the return of the wolf in the mid-1990s. We identified a total of 115 individuals, only 2 of them showing significant signs of admixture stemming from past interbreeding with dogs, followed by backcrossing. This low rate of introgression (<2% accounting for all wolves ever detected over 1998–2017) parallels those from other European populations, especially in Western Europe (<7%). Despite potential hybridization with stray dogs, few founders and strong anthropogenic pressures, the genetic integrity of the Alpine population has remained intact throughout the entire recolonization process. In a context of widespread misinformation, this finding should reduce conflicts among the different actors involved and facilitate wolf conservation. Real-time genetic monitoring will be necessary to identify potential hybrids and support an effective management of this emblematic population. Dog_Wolves_Genotypes Genotypes of dogs (N=68) and wolves (N=115) for 11 microsatellite loci Other/Unknown Material Canis lupus Zenodo |
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Potential hybridization between wolves and dogs has fueled the sensitive conservation and political debate underlying the recovery of the grey wolf throughout Europe. Here we provide the first genetic analysis of wolf-dog admixture in an area entirely recolonized, the northwestern Alps. As part of a long-term monitoring program, we performed genetic screening of thousands of non-invasive samples collected in Switzerland and adjacent territories since the return of the wolf in the mid-1990s. We identified a total of 115 individuals, only 2 of them showing significant signs of admixture stemming from past interbreeding with dogs, followed by backcrossing. This low rate of introgression (<2% accounting for all wolves ever detected over 1998–2017) parallels those from other European populations, especially in Western Europe (<7%). Despite potential hybridization with stray dogs, few founders and strong anthropogenic pressures, the genetic integrity of the Alpine population has remained intact throughout the entire recolonization process. In a context of widespread misinformation, this finding should reduce conflicts among the different actors involved and facilitate wolf conservation. Real-time genetic monitoring will be necessary to identify potential hybrids and support an effective management of this emblematic population. Dog_Wolves_Genotypes Genotypes of dogs (N=68) and wolves (N=115) for 11 microsatellite loci |
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Dufresnes, Christophe Remollino, Nadège Stoffel, Céline Manz, Ralph Weber, Jean-Marc Fumagalli, Luca |
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Data from: Two decades of non-invasive genetic monitoring of the grey wolves recolonizing the Alps support very limited dog introgression |
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Data from: Two decades of non-invasive genetic monitoring of the grey wolves recolonizing the Alps support very limited dog introgression |
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Data from: Two decades of non-invasive genetic monitoring of the grey wolves recolonizing the Alps support very limited dog introgression |
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Data from: Two decades of non-invasive genetic monitoring of the grey wolves recolonizing the Alps support very limited dog introgression |
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Data from: Two decades of non-invasive genetic monitoring of the grey wolves recolonizing the Alps support very limited dog introgression |
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data from: two decades of non-invasive genetic monitoring of the grey wolves recolonizing the alps support very limited dog introgression |
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