TY  - JOUR
AU  - Niedzialkowska, Magdalena
AU  - Plis, Kamila
AU  - Marczuk, Barbara
AU  - Lang, Johannes
AU  - Heddergott, Mike
AU  - Tiainen, Juha
AU  - Danilkin, Aleksey
AU  - Kholodova, Marina
AU  - Zvychaynaya, Elena
AU  - Kashinina, Nadezhda
AU  - Bunevich, Aleksey
AU  - Paule, Ladislav
AU  - Shkvyria, Maryna
AU  - Sprem, Nikica
AU  - Kusza, Szilvia
AU  - Paulauskas, Algimantas
AU  - Novak, Lubos
AU  - Kutal, Miroslav
AU  - Miller, Christine
AU  - Tsaparis, Dimitris
AU  - Stoyanov, Stoyan
AU  - Pokorny, Bostjan
AU  - Flajsman, Katarina
AU  - Lavadinović, Vukan
AU  - Suchentrunk, Franz
AU  - Krapal, Ana-Maria
AU  - Danila, Gabriel
AU  - Veeroja, Rauno
AU  - Jedrzejewska, Bogumila
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1500
AB  - Although the European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) is one of the most common and widespread ungulate species in Europe and inhabiting a variety of habitats, few studies have addressed its population structure at a large spatial scale using nuclear genetic data. The aims of our study were to: (i) investigate genetic diversity, level of admixture, and genetic structure across European Roe Deer populations; (ii) identify barriers to gene flow; and (iii) reveal factors that have impacted the observed pattern of population genetic structure. Using 12 microsatellite loci, we analyzed 920 European Roe Deer samples from 16 study sites from northern, southern, central, and eastern Europe. The highest genetic diversity was found in central and eastern sites, and lowest in the northern and southern sites. There were 2 main groups of genetically related populations in the study area-one inhabiting mainly Fennoscandia, and the second in the continental part of Europe. This second population was further divided into 3 to 5 spatially distributed genetic clusters. European Roe Deer belonging to the Siberian mitochondrial DNA clade, inhabiting large parts of eastern Europe, were not identified as a separate population in the analysis of microsatellite loci. No isolation by distance (IBD) was detected between roe deer from the fennoscandian and the continental study sites, but the Baltic Sea was inferred to be the main barrier to gene flow. Only weak IBD was revealed within the continental population. Three lower-level genetic barriers were detected in the western, southern, and eastern parts of the study area. The main factors inferred as shaping the observed genetic diversity and population structure of European Roe Deer were postglacial recolonization, admixture of different populations of the species originating from several Last Glacial Maximum refugial areas, and isolation of several study sites. According to our study the overall genetic diversity of European Roe Deer was relatively high. The greatest diversity was found in populations inhabiting central and eastern Europe, as a result of admixture of different postglacial migration waves from several Last Glacial Maximum refugia. Higher genetic diversity of roe deer in eastern Europe could be a result of introgression of Siberian Roe Deer genes as indicated by mitochondrial DNA analyses. This hybridization was an effect of both the natural range overlap of these species in the past and/or the translocations of the Siberian Roe Deer into the eastern part of the continent.
T2  - Journal of Mammalogy
T1  - Genetic diversity and complex structure of the European Roe Deer population at a continental scale
EP  - 84
IS  - 1
SP  - 73
VL  - 105
DO  - 10.1093/jmammal/gyad098
UR  - conv_1739
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Niedzialkowska, Magdalena and Plis, Kamila and Marczuk, Barbara and Lang, Johannes and Heddergott, Mike and Tiainen, Juha and Danilkin, Aleksey and Kholodova, Marina and Zvychaynaya, Elena and Kashinina, Nadezhda and Bunevich, Aleksey and Paule, Ladislav and Shkvyria, Maryna and Sprem, Nikica and Kusza, Szilvia and Paulauskas, Algimantas and Novak, Lubos and Kutal, Miroslav and Miller, Christine and Tsaparis, Dimitris and Stoyanov, Stoyan and Pokorny, Bostjan and Flajsman, Katarina and Lavadinović, Vukan and Suchentrunk, Franz and Krapal, Ana-Maria and Danila, Gabriel and Veeroja, Rauno and Jedrzejewska, Bogumila",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Although the European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) is one of the most common and widespread ungulate species in Europe and inhabiting a variety of habitats, few studies have addressed its population structure at a large spatial scale using nuclear genetic data. The aims of our study were to: (i) investigate genetic diversity, level of admixture, and genetic structure across European Roe Deer populations; (ii) identify barriers to gene flow; and (iii) reveal factors that have impacted the observed pattern of population genetic structure. Using 12 microsatellite loci, we analyzed 920 European Roe Deer samples from 16 study sites from northern, southern, central, and eastern Europe. The highest genetic diversity was found in central and eastern sites, and lowest in the northern and southern sites. There were 2 main groups of genetically related populations in the study area-one inhabiting mainly Fennoscandia, and the second in the continental part of Europe. This second population was further divided into 3 to 5 spatially distributed genetic clusters. European Roe Deer belonging to the Siberian mitochondrial DNA clade, inhabiting large parts of eastern Europe, were not identified as a separate population in the analysis of microsatellite loci. No isolation by distance (IBD) was detected between roe deer from the fennoscandian and the continental study sites, but the Baltic Sea was inferred to be the main barrier to gene flow. Only weak IBD was revealed within the continental population. Three lower-level genetic barriers were detected in the western, southern, and eastern parts of the study area. The main factors inferred as shaping the observed genetic diversity and population structure of European Roe Deer were postglacial recolonization, admixture of different populations of the species originating from several Last Glacial Maximum refugial areas, and isolation of several study sites. According to our study the overall genetic diversity of European Roe Deer was relatively high. The greatest diversity was found in populations inhabiting central and eastern Europe, as a result of admixture of different postglacial migration waves from several Last Glacial Maximum refugia. Higher genetic diversity of roe deer in eastern Europe could be a result of introgression of Siberian Roe Deer genes as indicated by mitochondrial DNA analyses. This hybridization was an effect of both the natural range overlap of these species in the past and/or the translocations of the Siberian Roe Deer into the eastern part of the continent.",
journal = "Journal of Mammalogy",
title = "Genetic diversity and complex structure of the European Roe Deer population at a continental scale",
pages = "84-73",
number = "1",
volume = "105",
doi = "10.1093/jmammal/gyad098",
url = "conv_1739"
}

Niedzialkowska, M., Plis, K., Marczuk, B., Lang, J., Heddergott, M., Tiainen, J., Danilkin, A., Kholodova, M., Zvychaynaya, E., Kashinina, N., Bunevich, A., Paule, L., Shkvyria, M., Sprem, N., Kusza, S., Paulauskas, A., Novak, L., Kutal, M., Miller, C., Tsaparis, D., Stoyanov, S., Pokorny, B., Flajsman, K., Lavadinović, V., Suchentrunk, F., Krapal, A., Danila, G., Veeroja, R.,& Jedrzejewska, B.. (2024). Genetic diversity and complex structure of the European Roe Deer population at a continental scale. in Journal of Mammalogy, 105(1), 73-84.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyad098
conv_1739

Niedzialkowska M, Plis K, Marczuk B, Lang J, Heddergott M, Tiainen J, Danilkin A, Kholodova M, Zvychaynaya E, Kashinina N, Bunevich A, Paule L, Shkvyria M, Sprem N, Kusza S, Paulauskas A, Novak L, Kutal M, Miller C, Tsaparis D, Stoyanov S, Pokorny B, Flajsman K, Lavadinović V, Suchentrunk F, Krapal A, Danila G, Veeroja R, Jedrzejewska B. Genetic diversity and complex structure of the European Roe Deer population at a continental scale. in Journal of Mammalogy. 2024;105(1):73-84.
doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyad098
conv_1739 .

Niedzialkowska, Magdalena, Plis, Kamila, Marczuk, Barbara, Lang, Johannes, Heddergott, Mike, Tiainen, Juha, Danilkin, Aleksey, Kholodova, Marina, Zvychaynaya, Elena, Kashinina, Nadezhda, Bunevich, Aleksey, Paule, Ladislav, Shkvyria, Maryna, Sprem, Nikica, Kusza, Szilvia, Paulauskas, Algimantas, Novak, Lubos, Kutal, Miroslav, Miller, Christine, Tsaparis, Dimitris, Stoyanov, Stoyan, Pokorny, Bostjan, Flajsman, Katarina, Lavadinović, Vukan, Suchentrunk, Franz, Krapal, Ana-Maria, Danila, Gabriel, Veeroja, Rauno, Jedrzejewska, Bogumila, "Genetic diversity and complex structure of the European Roe Deer population at a continental scale" in Journal of Mammalogy, 105, no. 1 (2024):73-84,
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyad098 .,
conv_1739 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Plis, Kamila
AU  - Niedzialkowska, Magdalena
AU  - Borowik, Tomasz
AU  - Lang, Johannes
AU  - Heddergott, Mike
AU  - Tiainen, Juha
AU  - Bunevich, Aleksey
AU  - Sprem, Nikica
AU  - Paule, Ladislav
AU  - Danilkin, Aleksey
AU  - Kholodova, Marina
AU  - Zvychaynaya, Elena
AU  - Kashinina, Nadezhda
AU  - Pokorny, Bostjan
AU  - Flajsman, Katarina
AU  - Paulauskas, Algimantas
AU  - Đan, Mihajla
AU  - Ristić, Zoran
AU  - Novak, Lubos
AU  - Kusza, Szilvia
AU  - Miller, Christine
AU  - Tsaparis, Dimitris
AU  - Stoyanov, Stoyan
AU  - Shkvyria, Maryna
AU  - Suchentrunk, Franz
AU  - Kutal, Miroslav
AU  - Lavadinović, Vukan
AU  - Snjegota, Dragana
AU  - Krapal, Ana-Maria
AU  - Danila, Gabriel
AU  - Veeroja, Rauno
AU  - Dulko, Elzbieta
AU  - Jedrzejewska, Bogumila
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1292
AB  - The European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) is one of the most numerous and widespread ungulate species in Europe, which has complicated the assessment of its genetic diversity on a range-wide scale. In this study, we present the mitochondrial DNA control region (mtDNA CR) genetic diversity and population structure of roe deer in Europe based on the analyses of 3010 samples, which were described as European roe deer individuals. Our analyses revealed two main diversity hotspots, namely Eastern and Central Europe. We proposed that these hotspots result from the Siberian roe deer (C.pygargus) mtDNA introgression and the secondary contact of mtDNA clades, respectively. Significantly lower values of genetic diversity (nucleotide and haplotype diversity) were recorded in the peripheral areas of the species' range, including the southernmost parts of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) refugial areas. Roe deer population in Europe consists of 2-3 genetic groups according to SAMOVA, and 15-16 clusters identified by GENELAND. The main driver of roe deer population structure in the eastern parts of the continent has been introgression of mtDNA of C. pygargus. Spatial genetic analyses revealed a complex structure of roe deer on a pan-European scale, which presumably results from post-glacial recolonization of the continent from various parts of a large LGM refugial area by different roe deer mtDNA clades and haplogroups.
T2  - Mammalian Biology
T1  - Mitochondrial DNA diversity and the population genetic structure of contemporary roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) in Europe
EP  - 1754
IS  - 5-6
SP  - 1743
VL  - 102
DO  - 10.1007/s42991-022-00274-y
UR  - conv_1645
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Plis, Kamila and Niedzialkowska, Magdalena and Borowik, Tomasz and Lang, Johannes and Heddergott, Mike and Tiainen, Juha and Bunevich, Aleksey and Sprem, Nikica and Paule, Ladislav and Danilkin, Aleksey and Kholodova, Marina and Zvychaynaya, Elena and Kashinina, Nadezhda and Pokorny, Bostjan and Flajsman, Katarina and Paulauskas, Algimantas and Đan, Mihajla and Ristić, Zoran and Novak, Lubos and Kusza, Szilvia and Miller, Christine and Tsaparis, Dimitris and Stoyanov, Stoyan and Shkvyria, Maryna and Suchentrunk, Franz and Kutal, Miroslav and Lavadinović, Vukan and Snjegota, Dragana and Krapal, Ana-Maria and Danila, Gabriel and Veeroja, Rauno and Dulko, Elzbieta and Jedrzejewska, Bogumila",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) is one of the most numerous and widespread ungulate species in Europe, which has complicated the assessment of its genetic diversity on a range-wide scale. In this study, we present the mitochondrial DNA control region (mtDNA CR) genetic diversity and population structure of roe deer in Europe based on the analyses of 3010 samples, which were described as European roe deer individuals. Our analyses revealed two main diversity hotspots, namely Eastern and Central Europe. We proposed that these hotspots result from the Siberian roe deer (C.pygargus) mtDNA introgression and the secondary contact of mtDNA clades, respectively. Significantly lower values of genetic diversity (nucleotide and haplotype diversity) were recorded in the peripheral areas of the species' range, including the southernmost parts of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) refugial areas. Roe deer population in Europe consists of 2-3 genetic groups according to SAMOVA, and 15-16 clusters identified by GENELAND. The main driver of roe deer population structure in the eastern parts of the continent has been introgression of mtDNA of C. pygargus. Spatial genetic analyses revealed a complex structure of roe deer on a pan-European scale, which presumably results from post-glacial recolonization of the continent from various parts of a large LGM refugial area by different roe deer mtDNA clades and haplogroups.",
journal = "Mammalian Biology",
title = "Mitochondrial DNA diversity and the population genetic structure of contemporary roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) in Europe",
pages = "1754-1743",
number = "5-6",
volume = "102",
doi = "10.1007/s42991-022-00274-y",
url = "conv_1645"
}

Plis, K., Niedzialkowska, M., Borowik, T., Lang, J., Heddergott, M., Tiainen, J., Bunevich, A., Sprem, N., Paule, L., Danilkin, A., Kholodova, M., Zvychaynaya, E., Kashinina, N., Pokorny, B., Flajsman, K., Paulauskas, A., Đan, M., Ristić, Z., Novak, L., Kusza, S., Miller, C., Tsaparis, D., Stoyanov, S., Shkvyria, M., Suchentrunk, F., Kutal, M., Lavadinović, V., Snjegota, D., Krapal, A., Danila, G., Veeroja, R., Dulko, E.,& Jedrzejewska, B.. (2022). Mitochondrial DNA diversity and the population genetic structure of contemporary roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) in Europe. in Mammalian Biology, 102(5-6), 1743-1754.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00274-y
conv_1645

Plis K, Niedzialkowska M, Borowik T, Lang J, Heddergott M, Tiainen J, Bunevich A, Sprem N, Paule L, Danilkin A, Kholodova M, Zvychaynaya E, Kashinina N, Pokorny B, Flajsman K, Paulauskas A, Đan M, Ristić Z, Novak L, Kusza S, Miller C, Tsaparis D, Stoyanov S, Shkvyria M, Suchentrunk F, Kutal M, Lavadinović V, Snjegota D, Krapal A, Danila G, Veeroja R, Dulko E, Jedrzejewska B. Mitochondrial DNA diversity and the population genetic structure of contemporary roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) in Europe. in Mammalian Biology. 2022;102(5-6):1743-1754.
doi:10.1007/s42991-022-00274-y
conv_1645 .

Plis, Kamila, Niedzialkowska, Magdalena, Borowik, Tomasz, Lang, Johannes, Heddergott, Mike, Tiainen, Juha, Bunevich, Aleksey, Sprem, Nikica, Paule, Ladislav, Danilkin, Aleksey, Kholodova, Marina, Zvychaynaya, Elena, Kashinina, Nadezhda, Pokorny, Bostjan, Flajsman, Katarina, Paulauskas, Algimantas, Đan, Mihajla, Ristić, Zoran, Novak, Lubos, Kusza, Szilvia, Miller, Christine, Tsaparis, Dimitris, Stoyanov, Stoyan, Shkvyria, Maryna, Suchentrunk, Franz, Kutal, Miroslav, Lavadinović, Vukan, Snjegota, Dragana, Krapal, Ana-Maria, Danila, Gabriel, Veeroja, Rauno, Dulko, Elzbieta, Jedrzejewska, Bogumila, "Mitochondrial DNA diversity and the population genetic structure of contemporary roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) in Europe" in Mammalian Biology, 102, no. 5-6 (2022):1743-1754,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00274-y .,
conv_1645 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Plis, Kamila
AU  - Niedzialkowska, Magdalena
AU  - Borowik, Tomasz
AU  - Lang, Johannes
AU  - Heddergott, Mike
AU  - Tiainen, Juha
AU  - Bunevich, Aleksey
AU  - Sprem, Nikica
AU  - Paule, Ladislav
AU  - Danilkin, Aleksey
AU  - Kholodova, Marina
AU  - Zvychaynaya, Elena
AU  - Kashinina, Nadezhda
AU  - Pokorny, Bostjan
AU  - Flajsman, Katarina
AU  - Paulauskas, Algimantas
AU  - Đan, Mihajla
AU  - Ristić, Zoran
AU  - Novak, Lubos
AU  - Kusza, Szilvia
AU  - Miller, Christine
AU  - Tsaparis, Dimitris
AU  - Stoyanov, Stoyan
AU  - Shkvyria, Maryna
AU  - Suchentrunk, Franz
AU  - Kutal, Miroslav
AU  - Lavadinović, Vukan
AU  - Snjegota, Dragana
AU  - Krapal, Ana-Maria
AU  - Danila, Gabriel
AU  - Veeroja, Rauno
AU  - Dulko, Elzbieta
AU  - Jedrzejewska, Bogumila
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1361
AB  - To provide the most comprehensive picture of species phylogeny and phylogeography of European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), we analyzed mtDNA control region (610 bp) of 1469 samples of roe deer from Central and Eastern Europe and included into the analyses additional 1541 mtDNA sequences from GenBank from other regions of the continent. We detected two mtDNA lineages of the species: European and Siberian (an introgression of C. pygargus mtDNA into C. capreolus). The Siberian lineage was most frequent in the eastern part of the continent and declined toward Central Europe. The European lineage contained three clades (Central, Eastern, and Western) composed of several haplogroups, many of which were separated in space. The Western clade appeared to have a discontinuous range from Portugal to Russia. Most of the haplogroups in the Central and the Eastern clades were under expansion during the Weichselian glacial period before the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), while the expansion time of the Western clade overlapped with the Eemian interglacial. The high genetic diversity of extant roe deer is the result of their survival during the LGM probably in a large, contiguous range spanning from the Iberian Peninsula to the Caucasus Mts and in two northern refugia.
T2  - Ecology and Evolution
T1  - Pan-European phylogeography of the European roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus )
IS  - 5
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.1002/ece3.8931
UR  - conv_1637
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Plis, Kamila and Niedzialkowska, Magdalena and Borowik, Tomasz and Lang, Johannes and Heddergott, Mike and Tiainen, Juha and Bunevich, Aleksey and Sprem, Nikica and Paule, Ladislav and Danilkin, Aleksey and Kholodova, Marina and Zvychaynaya, Elena and Kashinina, Nadezhda and Pokorny, Bostjan and Flajsman, Katarina and Paulauskas, Algimantas and Đan, Mihajla and Ristić, Zoran and Novak, Lubos and Kusza, Szilvia and Miller, Christine and Tsaparis, Dimitris and Stoyanov, Stoyan and Shkvyria, Maryna and Suchentrunk, Franz and Kutal, Miroslav and Lavadinović, Vukan and Snjegota, Dragana and Krapal, Ana-Maria and Danila, Gabriel and Veeroja, Rauno and Dulko, Elzbieta and Jedrzejewska, Bogumila",
year = "2022",
abstract = "To provide the most comprehensive picture of species phylogeny and phylogeography of European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), we analyzed mtDNA control region (610 bp) of 1469 samples of roe deer from Central and Eastern Europe and included into the analyses additional 1541 mtDNA sequences from GenBank from other regions of the continent. We detected two mtDNA lineages of the species: European and Siberian (an introgression of C. pygargus mtDNA into C. capreolus). The Siberian lineage was most frequent in the eastern part of the continent and declined toward Central Europe. The European lineage contained three clades (Central, Eastern, and Western) composed of several haplogroups, many of which were separated in space. The Western clade appeared to have a discontinuous range from Portugal to Russia. Most of the haplogroups in the Central and the Eastern clades were under expansion during the Weichselian glacial period before the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), while the expansion time of the Western clade overlapped with the Eemian interglacial. The high genetic diversity of extant roe deer is the result of their survival during the LGM probably in a large, contiguous range spanning from the Iberian Peninsula to the Caucasus Mts and in two northern refugia.",
journal = "Ecology and Evolution",
title = "Pan-European phylogeography of the European roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus )",
number = "5",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.1002/ece3.8931",
url = "conv_1637"
}

Plis, K., Niedzialkowska, M., Borowik, T., Lang, J., Heddergott, M., Tiainen, J., Bunevich, A., Sprem, N., Paule, L., Danilkin, A., Kholodova, M., Zvychaynaya, E., Kashinina, N., Pokorny, B., Flajsman, K., Paulauskas, A., Đan, M., Ristić, Z., Novak, L., Kusza, S., Miller, C., Tsaparis, D., Stoyanov, S., Shkvyria, M., Suchentrunk, F., Kutal, M., Lavadinović, V., Snjegota, D., Krapal, A., Danila, G., Veeroja, R., Dulko, E.,& Jedrzejewska, B.. (2022). Pan-European phylogeography of the European roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ). in Ecology and Evolution, 12(5).
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8931
conv_1637

Plis K, Niedzialkowska M, Borowik T, Lang J, Heddergott M, Tiainen J, Bunevich A, Sprem N, Paule L, Danilkin A, Kholodova M, Zvychaynaya E, Kashinina N, Pokorny B, Flajsman K, Paulauskas A, Đan M, Ristić Z, Novak L, Kusza S, Miller C, Tsaparis D, Stoyanov S, Shkvyria M, Suchentrunk F, Kutal M, Lavadinović V, Snjegota D, Krapal A, Danila G, Veeroja R, Dulko E, Jedrzejewska B. Pan-European phylogeography of the European roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ). in Ecology and Evolution. 2022;12(5).
doi:10.1002/ece3.8931
conv_1637 .

Plis, Kamila, Niedzialkowska, Magdalena, Borowik, Tomasz, Lang, Johannes, Heddergott, Mike, Tiainen, Juha, Bunevich, Aleksey, Sprem, Nikica, Paule, Ladislav, Danilkin, Aleksey, Kholodova, Marina, Zvychaynaya, Elena, Kashinina, Nadezhda, Pokorny, Bostjan, Flajsman, Katarina, Paulauskas, Algimantas, Đan, Mihajla, Ristić, Zoran, Novak, Lubos, Kusza, Szilvia, Miller, Christine, Tsaparis, Dimitris, Stoyanov, Stoyan, Shkvyria, Maryna, Suchentrunk, Franz, Kutal, Miroslav, Lavadinović, Vukan, Snjegota, Dragana, Krapal, Ana-Maria, Danila, Gabriel, Veeroja, Rauno, Dulko, Elzbieta, Jedrzejewska, Bogumila, "Pan-European phylogeography of the European roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus )" in Ecology and Evolution, 12, no. 5 (2022),
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8931 .,
conv_1637 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stronen, Astrid Vik
AU  - Konec, Marjeta
AU  - Boljte, Barbara
AU  - Bošković, Ivica
AU  - Gačić, Dragan
AU  - Galov, Ana
AU  - Heltai, Miklos
AU  - Jelencić, Maja
AU  - Kljun, Franc
AU  - Kos, Ivan
AU  - Kovacić, Tamara
AU  - Lanszki, Jozsef
AU  - Pintur, Krunoslav
AU  - Pokorny, Bostjan
AU  - Skrbinsek, Tomaz
AU  - Suchentrunk, Franz
AU  - Szabo, Laszlo
AU  - Sprem, Nikica
AU  - Tomljanović, Kristijan
AU  - Potocnik, Hubert
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1176
AB  - Species range expansions and (re)colonization of landscapes variously dominated by humans occur on a global scale. Understanding such range enlargements and subsequent changes in the composition of ecological communities is important for conservation management, and the golden jackal (Canis aureus) can be considered a model species for regional and continental range expansion. Although this mesopredator has been known from the Adriatic Coast of southeastern Europe for over 500 years, the species is a recent arrival further north, including in Slovenia where jackals were first confirmed in the 1950s. Research from eastern Italy found jackals with ancestry from the Dalmatian region on the Adriatic Coast and the Pannonian region further east. We predicted similar ancestry for Slovenian jackals, and examined samples from Croatia, including Dalmatia and interior regions, Serbia, Hungary, and Slovenia with 25 microsatellite markers to determine population genetic structure. We detected two distinct genetic clusters, representing the Dalmatian and Balkan-Pannonian (Pannonian) jackal populations (F-ST = 0.157, 95% CI: 0.112-0.209). Contrary to expectations, only few individuals in Slovenia exhibited signs of Dalmatian ancestry, and none appeared to be direct immigrants. Some results suggested a third cluster centered in northern Hungary. These divergent profiles might indicate immigration from outside the study area, and samples from regions further east are required for additional resolution. Based on our results, we hypothesize that Dalmatia has not been a substantial source for recent range expansion of the species, which has likely occurred from the east. Further investigation can help resolve the ancestry and current distribution of the Dalmatian and Pannonian populations, and the ecological relationships resulting from progressively overlapping distributions of canid species. Finally, genomic research could illuminate whether genetic variants from eastern areas might have facilitated jackal expansion into regions characterized by a colder climate, the presence of snow, and extensive forest cover; habitats seemingly avoided by the jackals occupying the Adriatic Coast and surrounding areas in southeastern Europe.
T2  - Global Ecology and Conservation
T1  - Population genetic structure in a rapidly expanding mesocarnivore: golden jackals in the Dinaric-Pannonian region
VL  - 28
DO  - 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01707
UR  - conv_1568
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stronen, Astrid Vik and Konec, Marjeta and Boljte, Barbara and Bošković, Ivica and Gačić, Dragan and Galov, Ana and Heltai, Miklos and Jelencić, Maja and Kljun, Franc and Kos, Ivan and Kovacić, Tamara and Lanszki, Jozsef and Pintur, Krunoslav and Pokorny, Bostjan and Skrbinsek, Tomaz and Suchentrunk, Franz and Szabo, Laszlo and Sprem, Nikica and Tomljanović, Kristijan and Potocnik, Hubert",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Species range expansions and (re)colonization of landscapes variously dominated by humans occur on a global scale. Understanding such range enlargements and subsequent changes in the composition of ecological communities is important for conservation management, and the golden jackal (Canis aureus) can be considered a model species for regional and continental range expansion. Although this mesopredator has been known from the Adriatic Coast of southeastern Europe for over 500 years, the species is a recent arrival further north, including in Slovenia where jackals were first confirmed in the 1950s. Research from eastern Italy found jackals with ancestry from the Dalmatian region on the Adriatic Coast and the Pannonian region further east. We predicted similar ancestry for Slovenian jackals, and examined samples from Croatia, including Dalmatia and interior regions, Serbia, Hungary, and Slovenia with 25 microsatellite markers to determine population genetic structure. We detected two distinct genetic clusters, representing the Dalmatian and Balkan-Pannonian (Pannonian) jackal populations (F-ST = 0.157, 95% CI: 0.112-0.209). Contrary to expectations, only few individuals in Slovenia exhibited signs of Dalmatian ancestry, and none appeared to be direct immigrants. Some results suggested a third cluster centered in northern Hungary. These divergent profiles might indicate immigration from outside the study area, and samples from regions further east are required for additional resolution. Based on our results, we hypothesize that Dalmatia has not been a substantial source for recent range expansion of the species, which has likely occurred from the east. Further investigation can help resolve the ancestry and current distribution of the Dalmatian and Pannonian populations, and the ecological relationships resulting from progressively overlapping distributions of canid species. Finally, genomic research could illuminate whether genetic variants from eastern areas might have facilitated jackal expansion into regions characterized by a colder climate, the presence of snow, and extensive forest cover; habitats seemingly avoided by the jackals occupying the Adriatic Coast and surrounding areas in southeastern Europe.",
journal = "Global Ecology and Conservation",
title = "Population genetic structure in a rapidly expanding mesocarnivore: golden jackals in the Dinaric-Pannonian region",
volume = "28",
doi = "10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01707",
url = "conv_1568"
}

Stronen, A. V., Konec, M., Boljte, B., Bošković, I., Gačić, D., Galov, A., Heltai, M., Jelencić, M., Kljun, F., Kos, I., Kovacić, T., Lanszki, J., Pintur, K., Pokorny, B., Skrbinsek, T., Suchentrunk, F., Szabo, L., Sprem, N., Tomljanović, K.,& Potocnik, H.. (2021). Population genetic structure in a rapidly expanding mesocarnivore: golden jackals in the Dinaric-Pannonian region. in Global Ecology and Conservation, 28.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01707
conv_1568

Stronen AV, Konec M, Boljte B, Bošković I, Gačić D, Galov A, Heltai M, Jelencić M, Kljun F, Kos I, Kovacić T, Lanszki J, Pintur K, Pokorny B, Skrbinsek T, Suchentrunk F, Szabo L, Sprem N, Tomljanović K, Potocnik H. Population genetic structure in a rapidly expanding mesocarnivore: golden jackals in the Dinaric-Pannonian region. in Global Ecology and Conservation. 2021;28.
doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01707
conv_1568 .

Stronen, Astrid Vik, Konec, Marjeta, Boljte, Barbara, Bošković, Ivica, Gačić, Dragan, Galov, Ana, Heltai, Miklos, Jelencić, Maja, Kljun, Franc, Kos, Ivan, Kovacić, Tamara, Lanszki, Jozsef, Pintur, Krunoslav, Pokorny, Bostjan, Skrbinsek, Tomaz, Suchentrunk, Franz, Szabo, Laszlo, Sprem, Nikica, Tomljanović, Kristijan, Potocnik, Hubert, "Population genetic structure in a rapidly expanding mesocarnivore: golden jackals in the Dinaric-Pannonian region" in Global Ecology and Conservation, 28 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01707 .,
conv_1568 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stefanović, Milomir
AU  - Đan, Mihajla
AU  - Velicković, Nevena
AU  - Beuković, Dejan
AU  - Lavadinović, Vukan
AU  - Zhelev, Chavdar Dinev
AU  - Demirbas, Yasin
AU  - Paule, Ladislav
AU  - Gedeon, Csongor Istvan
AU  - Mamuris, Zissis
AU  - Posautz, Annika
AU  - Beiglbock, Christoph
AU  - Kuebber-Heiss, Anna
AU  - Suchentrunk, Franz
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/994
AB  - Previous studies in hares and jackrabbits have indicated that positive selection has shaped the genetic diversity of mitochondrial genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation, which may affect cellular energy production and cause regional adaptation to different environmental (climatic) pressures. In the present study, we sequenced the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 (MT-ND6) gene of 267 brown hares (L. europaeus) from Europe and Asia Minor and tested for positive selection and adaptations acting on amino acid sequences (protein variants). Molecular diversity indices and spatial clustering were assessed by DnaSP, Network, and Geneland, while the presence of selection signals was tested by codeml in PAML, and by using the Datamonkey Adaptive Evolution web server. The SPSS software was used to run multinomial regression models to test for possible effects of climate parameters on the currently obtained protein variants. Fifty-eight haplotypes were revealed with a haplotype diversity of 0.817, coding for 17 different protein variants. The MT-ND6 phylogeographic pattern as determined by the nucleotide sequences followed the earlier found model based on the neutrally evolving D-loop sequences, and reflected the earlier found phylogeographic Late Pleistocene scenario. Based on several selection tests, only one codon position consistently proved to be under positive selection. It did occur exclusively in the evolutionarily younger hares from Europe and it gave rise to several protein variants from the southeastern and south-central Balkans. The occurrence of several of those variants was significantly favored under certain precipitation conditions, as proved by our multinomial regression models. Possibly, the great altitudinal variation in the Balkans may have lead to bigger changes in precipitation across that region and this may have imposed an evolutionarily novel selective pressure on the protein variants and could have led to regional adaptation.
T2  - PLoS One
T1  - Positive selection and precipitation effects on the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 gene in brown hares ( Lepus europaeus ) under a phylogeographic perspective
IS  - 11
VL  - 14
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0224902
UR  - conv_1480
ER  - 

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author = "Stefanović, Milomir and Đan, Mihajla and Velicković, Nevena and Beuković, Dejan and Lavadinović, Vukan and Zhelev, Chavdar Dinev and Demirbas, Yasin and Paule, Ladislav and Gedeon, Csongor Istvan and Mamuris, Zissis and Posautz, Annika and Beiglbock, Christoph and Kuebber-Heiss, Anna and Suchentrunk, Franz",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Previous studies in hares and jackrabbits have indicated that positive selection has shaped the genetic diversity of mitochondrial genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation, which may affect cellular energy production and cause regional adaptation to different environmental (climatic) pressures. In the present study, we sequenced the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 (MT-ND6) gene of 267 brown hares (L. europaeus) from Europe and Asia Minor and tested for positive selection and adaptations acting on amino acid sequences (protein variants). Molecular diversity indices and spatial clustering were assessed by DnaSP, Network, and Geneland, while the presence of selection signals was tested by codeml in PAML, and by using the Datamonkey Adaptive Evolution web server. The SPSS software was used to run multinomial regression models to test for possible effects of climate parameters on the currently obtained protein variants. Fifty-eight haplotypes were revealed with a haplotype diversity of 0.817, coding for 17 different protein variants. The MT-ND6 phylogeographic pattern as determined by the nucleotide sequences followed the earlier found model based on the neutrally evolving D-loop sequences, and reflected the earlier found phylogeographic Late Pleistocene scenario. Based on several selection tests, only one codon position consistently proved to be under positive selection. It did occur exclusively in the evolutionarily younger hares from Europe and it gave rise to several protein variants from the southeastern and south-central Balkans. The occurrence of several of those variants was significantly favored under certain precipitation conditions, as proved by our multinomial regression models. Possibly, the great altitudinal variation in the Balkans may have lead to bigger changes in precipitation across that region and this may have imposed an evolutionarily novel selective pressure on the protein variants and could have led to regional adaptation.",
journal = "PLoS One",
title = "Positive selection and precipitation effects on the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 gene in brown hares ( Lepus europaeus ) under a phylogeographic perspective",
number = "11",
volume = "14",
doi = "10.1371/journal.pone.0224902",
url = "conv_1480"
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Stefanović, M., Đan, M., Velicković, N., Beuković, D., Lavadinović, V., Zhelev, C. D., Demirbas, Y., Paule, L., Gedeon, C. I., Mamuris, Z., Posautz, A., Beiglbock, C., Kuebber-Heiss, A.,& Suchentrunk, F.. (2019). Positive selection and precipitation effects on the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 gene in brown hares ( Lepus europaeus ) under a phylogeographic perspective. in PLoS One, 14(11).
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224902
conv_1480

Stefanović M, Đan M, Velicković N, Beuković D, Lavadinović V, Zhelev CD, Demirbas Y, Paule L, Gedeon CI, Mamuris Z, Posautz A, Beiglbock C, Kuebber-Heiss A, Suchentrunk F. Positive selection and precipitation effects on the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 gene in brown hares ( Lepus europaeus ) under a phylogeographic perspective. in PLoS One. 2019;14(11).
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0224902
conv_1480 .

Stefanović, Milomir, Đan, Mihajla, Velicković, Nevena, Beuković, Dejan, Lavadinović, Vukan, Zhelev, Chavdar Dinev, Demirbas, Yasin, Paule, Ladislav, Gedeon, Csongor Istvan, Mamuris, Zissis, Posautz, Annika, Beiglbock, Christoph, Kuebber-Heiss, Anna, Suchentrunk, Franz, "Positive selection and precipitation effects on the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 gene in brown hares ( Lepus europaeus ) under a phylogeographic perspective" in PLoS One, 14, no. 11 (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224902 .,
conv_1480 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Đan, Mihajla
AU  - Stefanović, Milomir
AU  - Velicković, Nevena
AU  - Lavadinović, Vukan
AU  - Alves, Paulo C.
AU  - Suchentrunk, Franz
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/889
AB  - The contemporary geographical distribution and genetic structure of temperate species have been strongly influenced by the climatic oscillations during the Late Quaternary. As spatial genetic reconstructions are often markedly affected by geographically meaningful sample distributions, we focused in our study on the analyses of mtDNA control region sequences of brown hares from different regions in northern, central and south-central Balkans that have so far not been covered, with the aim to delineate the most likely glacial refugia wherefrom the postglacial northward expansion into central Europe has originated. Three major haplogroups ("Anatolia/Middle East", "the Balkans", and "central Europe") were revealed with apparent south-north gradual decrease in molecular diversity indices. Moreover, phylogenetic and demographic history analyses identified the southeastern central Balkans as the putative origin for most populations from the southern and northern Balkans, while populations from central and northwestern Europe have originated from the northern Balkans.
T2  - Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy
T1  - Brown hares ( Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778) from the Balkans: a refined phylogeographic model
EP  - 193
IS  - 2
SP  - 186
VL  - 28
DO  - 10.4404/hystrix-28.2-12202
UR  - conv_1382
ER  - 

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author = "Đan, Mihajla and Stefanović, Milomir and Velicković, Nevena and Lavadinović, Vukan and Alves, Paulo C. and Suchentrunk, Franz",
year = "2017",
abstract = "The contemporary geographical distribution and genetic structure of temperate species have been strongly influenced by the climatic oscillations during the Late Quaternary. As spatial genetic reconstructions are often markedly affected by geographically meaningful sample distributions, we focused in our study on the analyses of mtDNA control region sequences of brown hares from different regions in northern, central and south-central Balkans that have so far not been covered, with the aim to delineate the most likely glacial refugia wherefrom the postglacial northward expansion into central Europe has originated. Three major haplogroups ("Anatolia/Middle East", "the Balkans", and "central Europe") were revealed with apparent south-north gradual decrease in molecular diversity indices. Moreover, phylogenetic and demographic history analyses identified the southeastern central Balkans as the putative origin for most populations from the southern and northern Balkans, while populations from central and northwestern Europe have originated from the northern Balkans.",
journal = "Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy",
title = "Brown hares ( Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778) from the Balkans: a refined phylogeographic model",
pages = "193-186",
number = "2",
volume = "28",
doi = "10.4404/hystrix-28.2-12202",
url = "conv_1382"
}

Đan, M., Stefanović, M., Velicković, N., Lavadinović, V., Alves, P. C.,& Suchentrunk, F.. (2017). Brown hares ( Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778) from the Balkans: a refined phylogeographic model. in Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 28(2), 186-193.
https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-28.2-12202
conv_1382

Đan M, Stefanović M, Velicković N, Lavadinović V, Alves PC, Suchentrunk F. Brown hares ( Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778) from the Balkans: a refined phylogeographic model. in Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy. 2017;28(2):186-193.
doi:10.4404/hystrix-28.2-12202
conv_1382 .

Đan, Mihajla, Stefanović, Milomir, Velicković, Nevena, Lavadinović, Vukan, Alves, Paulo C., Suchentrunk, Franz, "Brown hares ( Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778) from the Balkans: a refined phylogeographic model" in Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 28, no. 2 (2017):186-193,
https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-28.2-12202 .,
conv_1382 .