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 …

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 …

Integrating data across studies with traditional microsatellite genetic markers requires
careful calibration and represents an obstacle for investigation of wide-ranging species …

Abstract The Balkan Peninsula and the Dinaric Mountains possess extraordinary
biodiversity and support one of the largest and most diverse wolf (Canis lupus) populations …

Abstract Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is considered as a core area for Dinaric-
Pindos/Dinaric-Balkan large carnivore populations. Unfortunately, little is known about their …

Mountain regions have long been important for maintaining populations and genetic
diversity of wild species, especially those species that require large areas to sustain viable …

Sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene have been used
for DNA barcoding and determining the genetic diversity of mammal species. In the current …

Abstract The Balkan chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica) is widespread on the Balkan
Peninsula, along mountain massifs from Croatia in the north to Greece in the south and …

Genetic differentiation of grey wolf (Canis lupus) populations from the Balkans (Serbia and
Bulgaria) and the Western Carpathians was studied by means of using tissue and bone …

Results of previous morphometric and genetic analyses of grey wolf (Canis lupus L.)
population from Serbia indicated different patterns of population subdivision. In order to …