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Christian Pitra
Zoology
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Linking habitat quality with genetic diversity: a lesson from great bustards in Spain
The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the genetic structure and variability of wild populations have received wide empirical support and theoretical formalization. By contrast, the effects of habita...
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Going west—invasion genetics of the alien raccoon dog Nyctereutes procynoides in Europe
The raccoon dog, a medium-sized carnivore, has long been recognised as a prominent example of an invasive alien species in Europe with a wide distribution, significant ecological impact and remarkable dynamics...
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Cladogenesis of the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778)
A substantial portion of today’s biodiversity is attributed to the climatic oscillations of the Pleistocene Ice Ages. Gradual but dramatic climate changes were accompanied by expansion, contraction, and isolat...
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Distribution of haplotypes and microsatellite alleles among Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand
Habitat fragmentation often promotes increased inbreeding depression due to interrupted gene flow between populations. In this study, we demonstrate that Asian elephants most likely also suffer from outbreedin...
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DNA-led rediscovery of the giant sable antelope in Angola
The giant sable antelope (Hippotragus niger variani), unique to Angola, was feared extinct after almost three decades of civil war. Comparisons of mitochondrial DNA sequences derived from dung samples recently co...
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Population genetic structure and the effect of founder events on the genetic variability of introduced sika deer, Cervus nippon, in Germany and Austria
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Tracing the genetic roots of the sika deer Cervus nippon naturalized in Germany and Austria
To determine the geographical origin of the sika deer (Cervus nippon) naturalized in Germany and Austria, we sequenced the mitochondrial control region for 214 individuals. Adding these sequences to previously pu...
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Population genetic structure and the effect of founder events on the genetic variability of introduced sika deer, Cervus nippon, in Germany and Austria
The relationships among 214 wild-living sika deer from five locations in Germany and two in Lower Austria were examined using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequence. A total of 18 haplotypes are gro...
