A European Concern? Genetic Structure and Expansion of Golden Jackals (Canis aureus) in Europe and the Caucasus

R Rutkowski, M Krofel, G Giannatos, D Ćirović… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Mitochondrial DNA analysis of Iranian brown bears (Ursus arctos) reveals new phylogeographic lineage

MR Ashrafzadeh, M Kaboli, MR Naghavi - Mammalian Biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Brown bears are mostly found in relatively low densities in the mountainous forests of Iran,
from north to northwest and west, as well. Phylogeographic and genetic relationships …

Microsatellite diversity and structure of Carpathian brown bears (Ursus arctos): consequences of human caused fragmentation

M Straka, L Paule, O Ionescu, J Štofík, M Adamec - Conservation genetics, 2012 - Springer
The formerly large, continuous brown bear population of the Carpathians has experienced a
radical decrease in population size due to human activities which have resulted in splitting …

Monitoring the effective population size of a brown bear (Ursus arctos) population using new single‐sample approaches

T Skrbinšek, M Jelenčič, L Waits, I Kos… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The effective population size (Ne) could be the ideal parameter for monitoring populations of
conservation concern as it conveniently summarizes both the evolutionary potential of the …

Inferring fine-scale spatial structure of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) population in the Carpathians prior to infrastructure development

A Fedorca, IRM Russo, O Ionescu, G Ionescu… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Landscape genetics is increasingly being used in landscape planning for biodiversity
conservation by assessing habitat connectivity and identifying landscape barriers, using …

Using a reference population yardstick to calibrate and compare genetic diversity reported in different studies: an example from the brown bear

T Skrbinšek, M Jelenčič, LP Waits, H Potočnik, I Kos… - Heredity, 2012 - nature.com
In species with large geographic ranges, genetic diversity of different populations may be
well studied, but differences in loci and sample sizes can make the results of different …

Factors affecting the home range of Dinaric-Pindos brown bears

D De Angelis, D Huber, S Reljic, P Ciucci… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Studying how animals interact with their environment is fundamental to informing
conservation and management efforts, especially when examining large, wide-ranging …

Noninvasive genetic assessment of brown bear population structure in Bulgarian mountain regions

C Frosch, A Dutsov, D Zlatanova, K Valchev… - Mammalian …, 2014 - Springer
The Balkans are one of the last large refugia for brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations in
Europe, and Bulgaria, in particular, contains relatively large areas of suitable brown bear …

Genetic diversity, structure, and size of an endangered brown bear population threatened by highway construction in the Pindos Mountains, Greece

AA Karamanlidis, M Straka, E Drosopoulou… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
One of the major negative effects of roads is the creation of barriers to the movement of
wildlife, ultimately disconnecting populations and increasing extinction risk. We collected …

Exceptional maternal lineage diversity in brown bears (Ursus arctos) from Turkey

FG Çilingir, Ç Akın Pekşen, H Ambarlı… - Zoological Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The genetic diversity and phylogeography of maternal lineages in Ursus arctos Linnaeus,
1758 (the brown bear) have been studied extensively over the last two decades; however …