Inbreeding and road effect zone in a Ranidae: the case of Agile frog, Rana dalmatina Bonaparte, 1840.

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Author	Lesbarrères, David Pagano, Alain Lodé, Thierry
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	Inbreeding has often been invoked in the extinction of local populations. In eleven western France populations of Agile frog studied, observed heterozygosity was significantly lower than expected in all cases, giving new evidence of such a depression in small populations. It especially occurred in ponds located near an highway rather than in undisturbed populations (FIS = 0.544 and 0.315, respectively). Thus, our results argue for a "road effect zone". Discussing about road distance and conservation policies, we propose that roads are directly involved in inbreeding and in local extinction. Thus, road construction ought to consider conservation management.
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PubMed reference number	14558452v1
Volume Number	326
Journal	Comptes rendus biologies
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Anura Depressive disorder Extinction, Psychological Heterozygote Inbreeding Policy Ranidae
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Resource Type	Article