Donkeys transformed human history as essential beasts of burden for long-distance
movement, especially across semi-arid and upland environments. They remain insufficiently …

Local adaptation of animals to the environment can abruptly become a burden when faced
with rapid climatic changes such as those foreseen for the Italian peninsula over the next 70 …

Tropical coral reefs are among the most affected ecosystems by climate change and face
increasing loss in the coming decades. Effective conservation strategies that maximize …

Background Patterns of homozygosity can be influenced by several factors, such as
demography, recombination, and selection. Using the goat SNP50 BeadChip, we genotyped …

Heterozygosity-rich regions (HRR) are genomic regions of high heterozygosity, which may
harbor loci related to key functional traits such as immune response, survival rate, fertility …

Background Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure provides important
control metrics to avoid genetic erosion, inbreeding depression and crossbreeding between …

The domestic water buffalo is native to the Asian continent but through historical migrations
and recent importations, nowadays has a worldwide distribution. The two types of water …

Background The importance of local breeds as genetic reservoirs of valuable genetic
variation is well established. Pig breeding in Central and South-Eastern Europe has a long …

Admixture between species is a cause for concern in wildlife management. Canids are
particularly vulnerable to interspecific hybridisation, and genetic admixture has shaped their …

In the last decade, several studies aimed at dissecting the genetic architecture of local small
ruminant breeds to discover which variations are involved in the process of adaptation to …