Wolf population genetics in E urope: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and suggestions for conservation and management

M Hindrikson, J Remm, M Pilot, R Godinho… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The grey wolf (C anis lupus) is an iconic large carnivore that has increasingly been
recognized as an apex predator with intrinsic value and a keystone species. However …

Recovery of large carnivores in Europe's modern human-dominated landscapes

G Chapron, P Kaczensky, JDC Linnell, M Von Arx… - science, 2014 - science.org
The conservation of large carnivores is a formidable challenge for biodiversity conservation.
Using a data set on the past and current status of brown bears (Ursus arctos), Eurasian lynx …

Identifying priority core habitats and corridors for effective conservation of brown bears in Iran

A Mohammadi, K Almasieh, D Nayeri, F Ataei… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Iran lies at the southernmost range limit of brown bears globally. Therefore, understanding
the habitat associations and patterns of population connectivity for brown bears in Iran is …

Review of field methods for monitoring Asian bears

MF Proctor, DL Garshelis, P Thatte, R Steinmetz… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficient and effective monitoring methods are required to assess population status and
gauge efficacy of conservation actions for threatened species. Here we review the spectrum …

A European Concern? Genetic Structure and Expansion of Golden Jackals (Canis aureus) in Europe and the Caucasus

R Rutkowski, M Krofel, G Giannatos, D Ćirović… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
In the first continent-wide study of the golden jackal (Canis aureus), we characterised its
population genetic structure and attempted to identify the origin of European populations …

A single‐nucleotide polymorphism‐based approach for rapid and cost‐effective genetic wolf monitoring in E urope based on noninvasively collected samples

RHS Kraus, B Vonholdt, B Cocchiararo… - Molecular ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Noninvasive genetics based on microsatellite markers has become an indispensable tool for
wildlife monitoring and conservation research over the past decades. However …

Lessons learned from microsatellite development for nonmodel organisms using 454 pyrosequencing

CN Schoebel, S Brodbeck, D Buehler… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Microsatellites, also known as simple sequence repeats (SSRs), are among the most
commonly used marker types in evolutionary and ecological studies. Next Generation …

Complete mitochondrial genomes and a novel spatial genetic method reveal cryptic phylogeographical structure and migration patterns among brown bears in north …

M Keis, J Remm, SYW Ho, J Davison… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Using sequences of complete mitochondrial genomes, our aims were:(1) to investigate
the matrilineal phylogeographical structure, migration patterns and lineage coalescence …

A forensic DNA profiling system for Northern European brown bears (Ursus arctos)

R Andreassen, J Schregel, A Kopatz… - Forensic Science …, 2012 - Elsevier
A set of 13 dinucleotide STR loci (G1A, G10B, G1D, G10L, MU05, MU09, MU10, MU15,
MU23, MU26, MU50, MU51, MU59) were selected as candidate markers for a DNA forensic …

Brown and polar bear Y chromosomes reveal extensive male-biased gene flow within brother lineages

T Bidon, A Janke, SR Fain, HG Eiken… - Molecular biology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Brown and polar bears have become prominent examples in phylogeography, but previous
phylogeographic studies relied largely on maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) …