Spatial genetic structure of European wild boar, with inferences on late-Pleistocene and Holocene demographic history
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F23%3A96986" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/23:96986 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41437-022-00587-1" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41437-022-00587-1</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41437-022-00587-1" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41437-022-00587-1</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Spatial genetic structure of European wild boar, with inferences on late-Pleistocene and Holocene demographic history
Original language description
European wildlife has been subjected to intensifying levels of anthropogenic impact throughout the Holocene, yet the main genetic partitioning of many species is thought to still reflect the late-Pleistocene glacial refugia. We analyzed 26,342 nuclear SNPs of 464 wild boar (Sus scrofa) across the European continent to infer demographic history and reassess the genetic consequences of natural and anthropogenic forces. We found that population fragmentation, inbreeding and recent hybridization with domestic pigs have caused the spatial genetic structure to be heterogeneous at the local scale. Underlying local anthropogenic signatures, we found a deep genetic structure in the form of an arch-shaped cline extending from the Dinaric Alps, via Southeastern Europe and the Baltic states, to Western Europe and, finally, to the genetically diverged Iberian peninsula. These findings indicate that, despite considerable anthropogenic influence, the deeper, natural continental structure is still intact. Regarding the glacial refugia, our findings show a weaker signal than generally assumed, but are nevertheless suggestive of two main recolonization routes, with important roles for Southern France and the Balkans. Our results highlight the importance of applying genomic resources and framing genetic results within a species' demographic history and geographic distribution for a better understanding of the complex mixture of underlying processes.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
HEREDITY
ISSN
0018-067X
e-ISSN
0018-067X
Volume of the periodical
130
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
135-144
UT code for WoS article
000913468300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85146246768