Microsatellite sequencing reveals cryptic landscape patterns in European hedgehogs
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F25%3A102753" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/25:102753 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11310/25:10500069
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.25012" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.25012</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.25225/jvb.25012" target="_blank" >10.25225/jvb.25012</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Microsatellite sequencing reveals cryptic landscape patterns in European hedgehogs
Original language description
Understanding genetic population structure and the factors influencing it is fundamental to evolutionary biology and conservation. Hedgehogs in the Western Palearctic provide a model for studying these processes, as their distribution has been shaped by Pleistocene climatic oscillations and recent anthropogenic changes. Secondary contact zones between European (Erinaceus europaeus) and Northern white-breasted (E. roumanicus) hedgehogs have been extensively investigated using a range of analytical methodologies. This study expands upon previous research in the Central European contact zone by incorporating a broader geographic range, increased sample size, and applying short sequence repeat genotyping by amplicon sequencing. Our results reveal a fine-scale population structure previously undetected with microsatellites and genome-wide SNPs. This is a consequence of the higher number of loci and greater universality of sequencing data compared to reading allele lengths using electrophoresis, facilitating international collaborations and enabling greater geographic coverage. We identify a distinct northern and southern cluster within the European hedgehogs and an additional substructure within Northern white-breasted hedgehogs, reflecting the influence of natural and anthropogenic barriers on gene flow. These findings emphasise the role of historical processes and landscape modifications in shaping genetic structure and provide valuable insights into evolutionary dynamics at secondary contact zones.
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
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Vertebrate Biology
ISSN
2694-7684
e-ISSN
2694-7684
Volume of the periodical
74
Issue of the periodical within the volume
JUL 2025
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
1-14
UT code for WoS article
001536594300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105021103024