Distribution, status, and recent population dynamics of Alpine ibex Capra ibex in Europe

A Brambilla, A Von Hardenberg, L Nelli… - Mammal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite its recent successful and well‐documented reintroduction history, a comprehensive
and current update of the distribution and status of the Alpine ibex Capra ibex is lacking. As …

[HTML][HTML] Review of indicators for mountain ecosystem services: Are the most frequently used also the best?

C Canedoli, N Rota, IN Vogiatzakis, A Zanchi… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ecosystem services (ES) assessment is crucial in ecology, with numerous studies seeking to
evaluate them. Despite the abundance of methods and indicators, standardization is lacking …

Facilitated introgression from domestic goat into Alpine ibex at immune loci

X Münger, M Robin, L Dalén, C Grossen - Molecular Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridization can result in the transfer of adaptive genetic material from one species to
another, known as adaptive introgression. Bottlenecked (and hence genetically depleted) …

Ancient mitochondrial and modern whole genomes unravel massive genetic diversity loss during near extinction of Alpine ibex

M Robin, G Ferrari, G Akgül, X Münger… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Population bottlenecks can have dramatic consequences for the health and long‐term
survival of a species. Understanding of historic population size and standing genetic …

Climate drives body mass changes in a mountain ungulate: shorter winters lead to heavier Alpine ibex

A Brambilla, A von Hardenberg, B Bassano… - Oikos, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate affects seasonality and plant phenology, which can influence seasonal body mass
dynamics of herbivores in temperate environments. We investigated long‐term trends of …

Towards a more healthy conservation paradigm: integrating disease and molecular ecology to aid biological conservation

P Gupta, VV Robin, G Dharmarajan - Journal of Genetics, 2020 - Springer
Parasites, and the diseases they cause, are important from an ecological and evolutionary
perspective because they can negatively affect host fitness and can regulate host …

Sarcoptic mange severity is associated with reduced genomic variation and evidence of selection in Yellowstone National Park wolves (Canis lupus)

AL DeCandia, EC Schrom, EE Brandell… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Population genetic theory posits that molecular variation buffers against disease risk.
Although this “monoculture effect” is well supported in agricultural settings, its applicability to …

Too much of a good thing? Finding the most informative genetic data set to answer conservation questions

EA McLennan, BR Wright, K Belov… - Molecular Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular markers are a useful tool allowing conservation and population managers to shed
light on genetic processes affecting threatened populations. However, as technological …

Pathogen‐mediated selection favours the maintenance of innate immunity gene polymorphism in a widespread wild ungulate

E Quéméré, P Hessenauer, M Galan… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Toll‐like receptors (TLR) play a central role in recognition and host frontline defence against
a wide range of pathogens. A number of recent studies have shown that TLR genes (Tlrs) …

Long term analysis of social structure: evidence of age‐based consistent associations in male Alpine Ibex

A Brambilla, A von Hardenberg, C Canedoli, F Brivio… - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite its recognized importance for understanding the evolution of animal sociality as well
as for conservation, long term analysis of social networks of animal populations is still …