ABSTRACT 1 The Eurasian beaver Castor fiber suffered a drastic reduction in both
geographical range and population size, due to human persecution, until the end of the 19th …

A fter being reduced to about 1,200 anim als in eight isolated populations by the beginning
of the 20th century, Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) have powerfully recovered in range and …

ABSTRACT 1 Eurasian beavers Castor fiber, formerly threatened with extinction, have been
widely reintroduced since the 1920s. Reintroductions and studies of possible reintroductions …

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, coding molecules which play an important
role in immune response, are the most polymorphic genes known in vertebrates. However …

Nucleotide variation in an approximately 490 bp fragment of the mitochondrial DNA control
region (mtDNA CR) was used to describe the genetic variation and phylogeographical …

The comeback of the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) throughout western and central Europe
is considered a major conservation success. Traditionally, several subspecies are …

Founder genetic composition can affect reintroduction success, especially as the number of
animals released tends to be small and therefore less genetically diverse than their source …

Several larger vertebrate species have recovered from dramatic bottlenecks caused by
overhunting and habitat destruction. One of the most notable comebacks concerns the …

After centuries of human hunting, the E urasian beaver C astor fiber had disappeared from
most of its original range by the end of the 19th century. The surviving relict populations are …

Elevated concentrations of methylmercury (MeHg) in freshwater ecosystems are of major
environmental concern in large parts of the northern hemisphere. Beaver ponds have been …