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Open AccessExpanding the spatial scale in DNA-based monitoring schemes: ascertainment bias in transnational assessments
Harmonising methodology between countries is crucial in transborder population monitoring. However, immediate application of alleged, established DNA-based methods across the extended area can entail drawbacks...
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Open AccessStable isotope analyses of carbon and nitrogen in hair keratin of suspected man-eating wolves from 1880s
The so-called man-eating wolves of Turku, a pack of three wolves, reportedly killed 22 children in South-Western Finland in 1880–1881. Enormous efforts were carried out to eradicate them. In January 1882 the l...
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Open AccessGenetic signature of immigrants and their effect on genetic diversity in the recently established Scandinavian wolf population
Transboundary connectivity is a key component when conserving and managing animal species that require large areas to maintain viable population sizes. Wolves Canis lupus recolonized the Scandinavian Peninsula in...
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Open AccessReliable wolf-dog hybrid detection in Europe using a reduced SNP panel developed for non-invasively collected samples
Understanding the processes that lead to hybridization of wolves and dogs is of scientific and management importance, particularly over large geographical scales, as wolves can disperse great distances. Howeve...
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Open AccessMoose genomes reveal past glacial demography and the origin of modern lineages
Numerous megafauna species from northern latitudes went extinct during the Pleistocene/Holocene transition as a result of climate-induced habitat changes. However, several ungulate species managed to successfu...
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Open AccessPopulation genetics of the wolverine in Finland: the road to recovery?
After decades, even centuries of persecution, large carnivore populations are widely recovering in Europe. Considering the recent recovery of the wolverine (Gulo gulo) in Finland, our aim was to evaluate genetic ...
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Open AccessCryopreservation enables long-term conservation of critically endangered species Rubus humulifolius
Ex situ storage plays an important role in the conservation of plant biodiversity. Cryopreservation at ultra-low temperatures (− 196 °C) is the only long-term ex situ preservation method for plant species that c...
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Open AccessGenetic variability and history of a native Finnish horse breed
The Finnhorse was established as a breed more than 110 years ago by combining local Finnish landraces. Since its foundation, the breed has experienced both strong directional selection, especially for size and...
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Open AccessNon-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population
Carnivores are re-establishing in many human-populated areas, where their presence is often contentious. Reaching consensus on management decisions is often hampered by a dispute over the size of the local car...
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Geographic Cline in the Shape of the Moose Mandible: Indications of an Adaptive Trend
Intra-specific geographic variation is probably one of the most common patterns studied in ungulate morphology. However, the shape of the mandible, a crucial feature with regard to feeding, has been greatly un...
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Determining the subspecies composition of bean goose harvests in Finland using genetic methods
Management of harvested species is of great importance in order to maintain a sustainable population. Genetics is, however, largely neglected in management plans. Here, we analysed the genetics of the bean goo...
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Open AccessNo evidence of prenatal diversifying selection at locus or supertype levels in the dog MHC class II loci
Despite decades of studying, the mechanisms maintaining high diversity in the genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) are still puzzling scientists. In addition to pathogen recognition and other fu...
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A climatic relict or a long distance disperser: conservation genetics of an Arctic disjunct polyploid plant
The Primula sibirica group is a set of approximately a dozen Arctic, taxonomically unrelated plant species that share a similar disjunct distribution on the shores of the Arctic Ocean and the northernmost part of...
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Open AccessCauses and consequences of fine-scale population structure in a critically endangered freshwater seal
Small, genetically uniform populations may face an elevated risk of extinction due to reduced environmental adaptability and individual fitness. Fragmentation can intensify these genetic adversities and, there...
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Open AccessLiving on the edge: reconstructing the genetic history of the Finnish wolf population
Many western European carnivore populations became almost or completely eradicated during the last ~200 years, but are now recovering. Extirpation of wolves started in Finland in the 19th century, and for more...
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Open AccessPanel of polymorphic heterologous microsatellite loci to genotype critically endangered Bengal tiger: a pilot study
In India, six landscapes and source populations that are important for long-term conservation of Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) have been identified. Except for a few studies, nothing is known regarding t...
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Present genetic structure revealed by microsatellites reflects recent history of the Finnish moose (Alces alces)
Genetic structures of Holarctic species are largely formed by Pleistocene colonisation history, dispersal capacity and interactions between biotic and abiotic factors, even though the human impact can also be ...
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The diet of breeding female wolverines (Gulo gulo) in two areas of Finland
The wolverine (Gulo gulo) hunts and scavenges for food. We examined how the presence of a semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) influences the diet of breeding female wolverines in Finland. We c...
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Correction: Corrigendum: Advantage of rare infanticide strategies in an invasion experiment of behavioural polymorphism
Nature Communications 3: Article number: 611 (2012); Published 3 Jan 2012; Updated 23 Oct 2012 The affiliation details for Jouni Aspi are incorrect in this Article. The correct address for this author is given...
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Connectivity and population subdivision at the fringe of a large brown bear (Ursus arctos) population in North Western Europe
Loss of connectivity and habitat destruction may lead to genetic depletion of wild animal populations, especially in species requiring large, connected territories as the brown bear (Ursus arctos). Brown bear pop...
