Strong population structure in a species manipulated by humans since the Neolithic: the European fallow deer (Dama dama dama).

ABSTRACT: Species that have been translocated and otherwise manipulated by humans may show patterns of population structure that reflect those interactions. At the same time, natural processes shape populations, including behavioural characteristics like dispersal potential and breeding system. In Europe, a key factor is the geography and history of climate change through the Pleistocene. During glacial maxima throughout that period, species in Europe with temperate distributions were forced south, becoming distributed among the isolated peninsulas represented by Anatolia, Italy and Iberia. Understanding modern patterns of diversity depends on understanding these historical population dynamics. Traditionally, European fallow deer (Dama dama dama) are thought to have been restricted to refugia in Ana

SUBMITTER: Baker KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5520134 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature