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The genetic structure and connectivity in two sympatric rodent species with different life histories are similarly affected by land use disturbances. CONSERV GENET 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-022-01485-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AbstractThe negative impact of habitat fragmentation due to human activities may be different in different species that co-exist in the same area, with consequences on the development of environmental protection plans. Here we aim at understanding the effects produced by different natural and anthropic landscape features on gene flow patterns in two sympatric species with different specializations, one generalist and one specialist, sampled in the same locations. We collected and genotyped 194 wood mice (generalist species) and 199 bank voles (specialist species) from 15 woodlands in a fragmented landscape characterized by different potential barriers to dispersal. Genetic variation and structure were analyzed in the two species, respectively. Effective migration surfaces, isolation-by-resistance (IBR) analysis, and regression with randomization were used to investigate isolation-by-distance (IBD) and the relative importance of land cover elements on gene flow. We observed similar patterns of heterozygosity and IBD for both species, but the bank vole showed higher genetic differences among geographic areas. The IBR analysis suggests that (i) connectivity is reduced in both species by urban areas but more strongly in the specialist bank vole; (ii) cultivated areas act as dispersal corridors in both species; (iii) woodlands appear to be an important factor in increasing connectivity in the bank vole, and less so in the wood mouse. The difference in dispersal abilities between a generalist and specialist species was reflected in the difference in genetic structure, despite extensive habitat changes due to human activities. The negative effects of fragmentation due to the process of urbanization were, at least partially, mitigated by another human product, i.e., cultivated terrains subdivided by hedgerows, and this was true for both species.
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Zalewski A, Virtanen JME, Brzeziński M, Kołodziej‐Sobocińska M, Jankow W, Sironen T. Aleutian mink disease: Spatio-temporal variation of prevalence and influence on the feral American mink. Transbound Emerg Dis 2021; 68:2556-2570. [PMID: 33197283 PMCID: PMC8359164 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Pathogens are one of the factors driving wildlife population dynamics. The spread of pathogens in wildlife is currently highly related to the transmission of pathogens from farmed animals, which has increased with the constant development of farming. Here, we analysed the spatio-temporal variation in the prevalence of Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) antibodies in feral American mink (Neovison vison) populations in Poland (1,153 individuals from nine sites) in relation to mink farming intensity. AMDV was detected in feral mink at all study sites and the prevalence ranged from 0.461 in the northern region to 0.826 in the western region. Mink males and adults were infected more often than females and subadults; the infection was also more frequent during the mink breeding season than during non-breeding. The prevalence of AMDV changed non-linearly in consecutive years and the peak of prevalence was every 3-4 years. The predicted AMDV prevalence was low at sites where the number of farmed mink was also low and increased linearly with the increase in the number of mink kept on farms. The predicted AMDV prevalence at sites with low mink farming intensity strongly varied between years, whereas at sites with high mink farming intensity, the predicted prevalence did not change significantly. AMDV infection affected the mink's body condition and caused an increase in the size of the spleen, liver and kidneys. This study shows that Aleutian mink disease strongly affects feral mink but the spatio-temporal variation of its prevalence is complex and partly related to the transmission of the virus from farmed mink to feral populations. The study highlights the complexity of AMDV circulation in feral mink populations and implicates a potential spillover of the virus to native species.
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- Andrzej Zalewski
- Mammal Research InstitutePolish Academy of SciencesBiałowieżaPoland
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- Department of Veterinary BiosciencesFaculty of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
- Department of VirologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
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- Mammal Research InstitutePolish Academy of SciencesBiałowieżaPoland
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- Department of Veterinary BiosciencesFaculty of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
- Department of VirologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
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Harrington LA, Díez‐León M, Gómez A, Harrington A, Macdonald DW, Maran T, Põdra M, Roy S. Wild American mink ( Neovison vison) may pose a COVID-19 threat. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 2021; 19:266-267. [PMID: 34149325 PMCID: PMC8207089 DOI: 10.1002/fee.2344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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- International Union for Conservation of NatureGlandSwitzerland
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Dettori EE, Balestrieri A, Román LG, Zapata-Perez VM, Ruiu A, Carcangiu L, Robledano-Aymerich F. A cost-effective PCR–RFLP method for monitoring invasive American mink: preliminary field test in control areas of Spain. CONSERV GENET RESOUR 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12686-020-01183-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lambin X, Burslem D, Caplat P, Cornulier T, Damasceno G, Fasola L, Fidelis A, García-Díaz P, Langdon B, Linardaki E, Montti L, Moyano J, Nuñez MA, Palmer SC, Pauchard A, Phimister E, Pizarro JC, Powell P, Raffo E, Rodriguez-Jorquera IA, Roesler I, Tomasevic JA, Travis JM, Verdugo C. CONTAIN: Optimising the long-term management of invasive alien species using adaptive management. NEOBIOTA 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.59.52022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Invasive Alien Species (IAS) threaten biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services, modify landscapes and impose costs to national economies. Management efforts are underway globally to reduce these impacts, but little attention has been paid to optimising the use of the scarce available resources when IAS are impossible to eradicate, and therefore population reduction and containment of their advance are the only feasible solutions.CONTAIN, a three-year multinational project involving partners from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and the UK, started in 2019. It develops and tests, via case study examples, a decision-making toolbox for managing different problematic IAS over large spatial extents. Given that vast areas are invaded, spatial prioritisation of management is necessary, often based on sparse data. In turn, these characteristics imply the need to make the best decisions possible under likely heavy uncertainty.Our decision-support toolbox will integrate the following components:(i) the relevant environmental, social, cultural, and economic impacts, including their spatial distribution;(ii) the spatio-temporal dynamics of the target IAS (focusing on dispersal and population recovery);(iii) the relationship between the abundance of the IAS and its impacts;(iv) economic methods to estimate both benefits and costs to inform the spatial prioritisation of cost-effective interventions.To ensure that our approach is relevant for different contexts in Latin America, we are working with model species having contrasting modes of dispersal, which have large environmental and/or economic impacts, and for which data already exist (invasive pines, privet, wasps, and American mink). We will also model plausible scenarios for data-poor pine and grass species, which impact local people in Argentina, Brazil and Chile.We seek the most effective strategic management actions supported by empirical data on the species’ population dynamics and dispersal that underpin reinvasion, and on intervention costs in a spatial context. Our toolbox serves to identify key uncertainties driving the systems, and especially to highlight gaps where new data would most effectively reduce uncertainty on the best course of action. The problems we are tackling are complex, and we are embedding them in a process of co-operative adaptive management, so that both researchers and managers continually improve their effectiveness by confronting different models to data. Our project is also building research capacity in Latin America by sharing knowledge/information between countries and disciplines (i.e., biological, social and economic), by training early-career researchers through research visits, through our continuous collaboration with other researchers and by training and engaging stakeholders via workshops. Finally, all these activities will establish an international network of researchers, managers and decision-makers. We expect that our lessons learned will be of use in other regions of the world where complex and inherently context-specific realities shape how societies deal with IAS.
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Schertler A, Rabitsch W, Moser D, Wessely J, Essl F. The potential current distribution of the coypu (Myocastor coypus) in Europe and climate change induced shifts in the near future. NEOBIOTA 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.58.33118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The coypu (Myocastor coypus) is a semi-aquatic rodent native to South America which has become invasive in Europe and other parts of the world. Although recently listed as species of European Union concern in the EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation, an analysis of the current European occurrence and of its potential current and future distribution was missing yet. We collected 24,232 coypu records (corresponding to 25,534 grid cells at 5 × 5 km) between 1980 and 2018 from a range of sources and 28 European countries and analysed them spatiotemporally, categorising them into persistence levels. Using logistic regression, we constructed consensus predictions across all persistence levels to depict the potential current distribution of the coypu in Europe and its change under four different climate scenarios for 2041–2060. From all presence grid cells, 45.5% showed at least early signs of establishment (records temporally covering a minimum of one generation length, i.e. 5 years), whereas 9.8% were considered as containing established populations (i.e. three generation lengths of continuous coverage). The mean temperature of the warmest quarter (bio10), mean diurnal temperature range (bio2) and the minimum temperature of the coldest month (bio6) were the most important of the analysed predictors. In total, 42.9% of the study area are classified as suitable under current climatic conditions, of which 72.6% are to current knowledge yet unoccupied; therefore, we show that the coypu has, by far, not yet reached all potentially suitable regions in Europe. Those cover most of temperate Europe (Atlantic, Continental and Pannonian biogeographic region), as well as the coastal regions of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. A comparison of the suitable and occupied areas showed that none of the affected countries has reached saturation by now. Under climate change scenarios, suitable areas will slightly shift towards Northern regions, while a general decrease in suitability is predicted for Southern and Central Europe (overall decrease of suitable areas 2–8% depending on the scenario). Nevertheless, most regions that are currently suitable for coypus are likely to be so in the future. We highlight the need to further investigate upper temperature limits in order to properly interpret future climatic suitability for the coypu in Southern Europe. Based on our results, we identify regions that are most at risk for future invasions and provide management recommendations. We hope that this study will help to improve the allocation of efforts for future coypu research and contribute to harmonised management, which is essential to reduce negative impacts of the coypu and to prevent further spread in Europe.
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Browett SS, O'Meara DB, McDevitt AD. Genetic tools in the management of invasive mammals: recent trends and future perspectives. Mamm Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/mam.12189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Samuel S. Browett
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre School of Science, Engineering and Environment University of Salford Salford M5 4WTUK
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- Molecular Ecology Research Group Eco‐Innovation Research Centre School of Science and Computing Waterford Institute of Technology Waterford Ireland
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- Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre School of Science, Engineering and Environment University of Salford Salford M5 4WTUK
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Harrington LA, Birks J, Chanin P, Tansley D. Current status of American mink
Neovison vison
in Great Britain: a review of the evidence for a population decline. Mamm Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/mam.12184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Lauren A. Harrington
- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit Department of Zoology University of Oxford Recanati‐Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Tubney, Abingdon Oxford OX13 5QL UK
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- Swift Ecology West Malvern Worcester WR14 4BQ UK
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- Essex Wildlife Trust Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough, Colchester Essex C05 7RZ UK
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Detection probabilities of the native Eurasian otter and the invasive American mink are independent of their co-occurrence. MAMMAL RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13364-020-00483-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Millon A, Lambin X, Devillard S, Schaub M. Quantifying the contribution of immigration to population dynamics: a review of methods, evidence and perspectives in birds and mammals. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2019; 94:2049-2067. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Alexandre Millon
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, IMBE, Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale, Technopôle Arbois‐Méditerranée, Bât. Villemin – BP 80 F‐13545 Aix‐en‐Provence cedex 04 France
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of Aberdeen Tillydrone Avenue, Zoology Building, University of Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ Aberdeen U.K
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive F‐69100 Villeurbanne France
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- Swiss Ornithological Institute Seerose 1, 6204 Sempach Switzerland
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Escoda L, Fernández‐González Á, Castresana J. Quantitative analysis of connectivity in populations of a semi‐aquatic mammal using kinship categories and network assortativity. Mol Ecol Resour 2019; 19:310-326. [DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Lídia Escoda
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology CSIC‐Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona Spain
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology CSIC‐Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona Spain
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Fertility Control in Wildlife: Review of Current Status, Including Novel and Future Technologies. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1200:507-543. [PMID: 31471808 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23633-5_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Wildlife conservation requires varying degrees of management of endangered species as well as management of their potential predators and competitors. Conservation also depends on ameliorating human-wildlife conflict, especially where there is a threat to the safety of people and of their pets and livestock. In addition, sustainability of wildlife populations can be affected by feral domestic animals or invasive species, that require removal or control. With the increasing concern for animal welfare, non-lethal methods of limiting population size and distribution, such as fertility control, are gaining favor. Breeding programs in zoos depend on highly effective and selective contraception to manage sustainable insurance populations. This review covers fertility control methods currently in use, those that have not lived up to past promises, and others that are under development and present hope for addressing remaining challenges.
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Pagès M, Fischer A, van der Wal R, Lambin X. Empowered communities or "cheap labour"? Engaging volunteers in the rationalised management of invasive alien species in Great Britain. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 229:102-111. [PMID: 30001886 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.06.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Volunteers are increasingly involved in the delivery of nature conservation policies, usually supported by a twofold rationale: volunteering can (a) enhance citizen participation in environmental governance and (b) ensure a workforce is in place to support conservation work in times of budget shortages. Here, we ask how these two rationales correspond to volunteers' own motivations to engage in a specific nature conservation activity, namely the control of invasive alien species (IAS). We use qualitative interviews with professional project managers, local group leaders, and volunteers to examine the interactions between policies aiming to rationalise the management of IAS and the motivations for and goals of volunteer engagement. Our findings suggest that although volunteering can lead to positive conservation outcomes, satisfying experiences and empowerment, the different interests do not always align in practice. We investigate the implications of strategies that aim to improve the efficiency of invasive species and volunteer management, and discuss organisational arrangements that reconcile different objectives.
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- Marie Pagès
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, 23 St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, Scotland, UK; Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK.
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- Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, 23 St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, Scotland, UK.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, 23 St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, Scotland, UK.
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Melero Y, Cornulier T, Oliver MK, Lambin X. Ecological traps for large-scale invasive species control: Predicting settling rules by recolonising American mink post-culling. J Appl Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yolanda Melero
- School of Biological Sciences; University of Aberdeen; Aberdeen UK
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- School of Biological Sciences; University of Aberdeen; Aberdeen UK
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- School of Biological Sciences; University of Aberdeen; Aberdeen UK
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Spatial variation in anthropogenic mortality induces a source–sink system in a hunted mesopredator. Oecologia 2018; 186:939-951. [DOI: 10.1007/s00442-018-4072-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kierepka EM, Kilgo JC, Rhodes OE. Effect of compensatory immigration on the genetic structure of coyotes. J Wildl Manage 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- USDA Forest ServiceSouthern Research StationP.O. Box 700New EllentonSC29809USA
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- University of GeorgiaSavannah River Ecology LaboratoryAikenSC29802USA
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Spatial mixing of mitochondrial lineages and greater genetic diversity in some invasive populations of the American mink (Neovison vison) compared to native populations. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1475-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Melero Y, Oliver MK, Lambin X. Relationship type affects the reliability of dispersal distance estimated using pedigree inferences in partially sampled populations: A case study involving invasive American mink in Scotland. Mol Ecol 2017; 26:4059-4071. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.14154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Y. Melero
- School of Biological Sciences; University of Aberdeen; Aberdeen UK
- CREAF; Cerdanyola del Vallés; Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
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- School of Biological Sciences; University of Aberdeen; Aberdeen UK
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- School of Biological Sciences; University of Aberdeen; Aberdeen UK
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