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Concordant mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA structuring between Polish lowland and Carpathian Mountain wolves
Canis lupus
Poland
eastern Germany
genetic structure
mtDNA lineages
nuclear DNA
non-invasive molecular techniques
hylogeographic studies of highly mobile large carnivores suggest that intra-specific genetic differentiation of modern species might be the consequence of the most recent Pleistocene glaciation. However, the relative influence of biogeographical processes and subsequent human-induced population fragmentation requires a better understanding. Poland represents the western edge of relatively continuous distributions of many wide-ranging species, e.g. lynx (Lynx lynx), wolves (Canis lupus), moose (Alces alces) and, therefore, a key area for understanding historic and contemporary patterns of gene flow in central Europe. We examined wolf genetic structure in Poland and in a recently recolonized area in eastern Germany using microsatellite profiles (n = 457) and mitochondrial DNA sequencing (mtDNA, n = 333) from faecal samples. We found significant genetic structure and high levels of differentiation between wolves in the Carpathian Mountains and the Polish lowlands. Our findings are consistent with previously reported mtDNA subdivision between northern lowlands and southern mountains, and add new and concordant findings based on autosomal marker variation. Wolves in western Poland and eastern Germany showed limited differentiation from northeastern Poland. Although the presence of private alleles suggests immigration also from areas not sampled in this study, most individuals seem to be immigrants from northeastern Poland or their descendants. We observed moderate genetic differentiation between certain northeastern lowland regions separated by less than 50 km. Moreover, mtDNA results indicated a southeastern subpopulation near the border with Ukraine. The observed structure might reflect landscape fragmentation and/or ecological differences resulting in natal habitat-biased dispersal.
cris.lastimport.wos | 2024-04-09T22:13:32Z | |
dc.abstract.en | hylogeographic studies of highly mobile large carnivores suggest that intra-specific genetic differentiation of modern species might be the consequence of the most recent Pleistocene glaciation. However, the relative influence of biogeographical processes and subsequent human-induced population fragmentation requires a better understanding. Poland represents the western edge of relatively continuous distributions of many wide-ranging species, e.g. lynx (Lynx lynx), wolves (Canis lupus), moose (Alces alces) and, therefore, a key area for understanding historic and contemporary patterns of gene flow in central Europe. We examined wolf genetic structure in Poland and in a recently recolonized area in eastern Germany using microsatellite profiles (n = 457) and mitochondrial DNA sequencing (mtDNA, n = 333) from faecal samples. We found significant genetic structure and high levels of differentiation between wolves in the Carpathian Mountains and the Polish lowlands. Our findings are consistent with previously reported mtDNA subdivision between northern lowlands and southern mountains, and add new and concordant findings based on autosomal marker variation. Wolves in western Poland and eastern Germany showed limited differentiation from northeastern Poland. Although the presence of private alleles suggests immigration also from areas not sampled in this study, most individuals seem to be immigrants from northeastern Poland or their descendants. We observed moderate genetic differentiation between certain northeastern lowland regions separated by less than 50 km. Moreover, mtDNA results indicated a southeastern subpopulation near the border with Ukraine. The observed structure might reflect landscape fragmentation and/or ecological differences resulting in natal habitat-biased dispersal. | pl |
dc.affiliation | Wydział Biologii i Nauk o Ziemi : Instytut Nauk o Środowisku | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Czarnomska, Sylwia D. | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Jędrzejewska, Bogumiła | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Borowik, Tomasz | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Niedziałkowska, Magdalena | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Stronen, Astrid V. | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Nowak, Sabina | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Mysłajek, Robert W. | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Okarma, Henryk - 131146 | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Konopiński, Maciej | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Pilot, Małgorzata | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Śmietana, Wojciech | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Caniglia, Romolo | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Fabbri, Elena | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Randi, Ettore | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Pertoldi, Cino | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz | pl |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-30T10:20:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-06-30T10:20:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | pl |
dc.date.openaccess | 0 | |
dc.description.accesstime | w momencie opublikowania | |
dc.description.number | 3 | pl |
dc.description.physical | 573-588 | pl |
dc.description.version | ostateczna wersja wydawcy | |
dc.description.volume | 14 | pl |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10592-013-0446-2 | pl |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1572-9737 | pl |
dc.identifier.issn | 1566-0621 | pl |
dc.identifier.project | ROD UJ / P | pl |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/10750 | |
dc.language | eng | pl |
dc.language.container | eng | pl |
dc.rights | Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa | * |
dc.rights.licence | CC-BY | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl | * |
dc.share.type | otwarte czasopismo | |
dc.subject.en | Canis lupus | pl |
dc.subject.en | Poland | pl |
dc.subject.en | eastern Germany | pl |
dc.subject.en | genetic structure | pl |
dc.subject.en | mtDNA lineages | pl |
dc.subject.en | nuclear DNA | pl |
dc.subject.en | non-invasive molecular techniques | pl |
dc.subtype | Article | pl |
dc.title | Concordant mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA structuring between Polish lowland and Carpathian Mountain wolves | pl |
dc.title.journal | Conservation Genetics | pl |
dc.type | JournalArticle | pl |
dspace.entity.type | Publication |
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