Assessment of drivers of spatial genetic variation of a ground-dwelling bird species and its implications for conservation.

ABSTRACT: In modern wildlife ecology, spatial population genetic methods are becoming increasingly applied. Especially for animal species in fragmented landscapes, preservation of gene flow becomes a high priority target in order to restore genetic diversity and prevent local extinction. Within Central Europe, the Alps represent the core distribution area of the black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix. At its easternmost Alpine range, events of subpopulation extinction have already been documented in the past decades. Molecular data combined with spatial analyses can help to assess landscape effects on genetic variation and therefore can be informative for conservation management. Here, we addressed whether the genetic pattern of the easternmost Alpine black grouse metapopulation system is driven by iso

SUBMITTER: Kunz F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796917 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature