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  - 

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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 .