Grey Partridge (<i>Perdix perdix</i>) Introductions: Genetic Survey on Wild and Captive Populations at the Edges of the Range.

ABSTRACT: The grey partridge population has experienced significant declines across Europe, largely due to agricultural intensification and loss of habitat, leading to conservation actions such as Red-listing in the UK and hunting bans in Greece. The genetics of Balkan and Scottish populations remain largely unexplored; genetic analyses are essential to evaluate the impact of past introduction efforts on wild populations, as breeding between released and wild-living partridges may complicate recovery efforts. In this study, we sample wild and farmed individuals of grey partridge from the Balkans (Greece, North Macedonia) and the United Kingdom (UK) and employ 2300 SNPs, eight microsatellites, and two mitochondrial markers to investigate the genetic structure and diversity of their populations and th

SUBMITTER: Karaiskou N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11926436 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature