Landscape genetic analyses of Cervus elaphus and Sus scrofa: comparative study and analytical developments.

ABSTRACT: Red deer and wild boar are two major game species whose populations are managed and live in areas impacted by human activities. Measuring and understanding the impact of landscape features on individual movements and spatial patterns of genetic variability in these species is thus of importance for managers. A large number of individuals sampled across Wallonia (Belgium) for both species have been genotyped using microsatellite markers (respectively > 1700 and > 1200 genotyped individuals) and some individuals have also been followed using a capture-mark-recapture (CMR) protocol. The combined data set represents an unprecedented opportunity to study and compare the environmental factors impacting the interconnectivity of these large mammals. The present study describes and uses a landscape

SUBMITTER: Dellicour S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6781151 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature