The European Ground Squirrel's Genetic Diversity in Its Ancestral Land: Landscape Insights and Conservation Implications

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12310%2F23%3A43906410" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12310/23:43906410 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/365" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/365</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15030365" target="_blank" >10.3390/d15030365</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The European Ground Squirrel's Genetic Diversity in Its Ancestral Land: Landscape Insights and Conservation Implications

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The European ground squirrel is an endangered rodent whose populations are declining throughout its range. Only in Bulgaria, the genetic hotspot of the species, are some abundant populations still present. We employed 12 microsatellite loci in ten Bulgarian populations to look at population structure, gene flow and recent bottlenecks. We found that the populations are in good condition in terms of heterozygosity, where values ranged from 0.55 to 0.78. However, the inbreeding index (F-IS) was significant for most populations. A recent bottleneck was detected in only one population. Based on Bayesian clustering methods, the populations in Bulgaria were attributed to two groups, northern and southern, with admixture in the northern one. The AMOVA test between these groups showed no differentiation in genetic diversity. The mean value of F-ST was 0.184, which shows strong diversification among all populations. Hence, gene flow is probably limited. All these results indicate that Bulgaria is the main area to focus the efforts for conservation of the species by ensuring that the complex and rich genetic structure of Bulgarian populations is preserved.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The European Ground Squirrel's Genetic Diversity in Its Ancestral Land: Landscape Insights and Conservation Implications

Popis výsledku anglicky

The European ground squirrel is an endangered rodent whose populations are declining throughout its range. Only in Bulgaria, the genetic hotspot of the species, are some abundant populations still present. We employed 12 microsatellite loci in ten Bulgarian populations to look at population structure, gene flow and recent bottlenecks. We found that the populations are in good condition in terms of heterozygosity, where values ranged from 0.55 to 0.78. However, the inbreeding index (F-IS) was significant for most populations. A recent bottleneck was detected in only one population. Based on Bayesian clustering methods, the populations in Bulgaria were attributed to two groups, northern and southern, with admixture in the northern one. The AMOVA test between these groups showed no differentiation in genetic diversity. The mean value of F-ST was 0.184, which shows strong diversification among all populations. Hence, gene flow is probably limited. All these results indicate that Bulgaria is the main area to focus the efforts for conservation of the species by ensuring that the complex and rich genetic structure of Bulgarian populations is preserved.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/KJB601410816" target="_blank" >KJB601410816: Population genetic structure in two European endemics, the European ground squirrel and the garden dormouse: a comparison of fragmented versus continuous populations</a><br>

Návaznosti

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

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Diversity-Basel

ISSN

1424-2818

e-ISSN

1424-2818

Svazek periodika

15

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000959118500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85152419347