Demographic history, current expansion and future management challenges of wild boar populations in the Balkans and Europe

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F16%3A43909454" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/16:43909454 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2016.53" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2016.53</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2016.53" target="_blank" >10.1038/hdy.2016.53</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Demographic history, current expansion and future management challenges of wild boar populations in the Balkans and Europe

Original language description

Wild boar (Sus scrofa), one of the most widespread wildlife species, has entered a stage of continuous growth in Europe, and could even be considered a pest species. We analysed microsatellite variability in 723 wild boars from across Europe, including the northern Dinaric Balkans. Our aims were: (1) to define the population structure of wild boars in the Balkans and its relation with other European populations; (2) to estimate effective populations sizes, levels of intra- and inter-population diversity, inbreeding migration and gene flow patterns; (3) to test subpopulations for bottlenecks; (4) to interpret these results in light of current knowledge about the demographic history of wild boars in Europe; and (5) to discuss the relevance of these findings for management and conservation. Strong population structuring was observed and 14 subpopulations were revealed. High genetic diversity was found, and besides the well-known identity of the Italian populations of Sardinia and Castelporziano, we bring new insights into other potential relevant, refugial populations such as Littoral Slovenia, South Portugal, North-western Iberia and an entire cluster in the Balkans. There was evidence of gene flow going from these refugial subpopulations towards less peripheral and more admixed subpopulations. Recent population bottlenecks and expansions were detected, mostly in the peninsular refuge subpopulations. The results are consistent with the fluctuations of wild boar numbers in Europe since the beginning of the twentieth century. These results should be taken into account in future conservation and management plans for wild boar populations in Europe.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - 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

Project

<a href="/en/project/TA02031259" target="_blank" >TA02031259: Creating a genetic database of selected species of mammals in Czech Republic to be used for sustainable transport development.</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Heredity

ISSN

0018-067X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

117

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

348-357

UT code for WoS article

000385835900006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84978757578