NDLI: Going west—invasion genetics of the alien raccoon dog Nyctereutes procynoides in Europe

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Author	Pitra, Christian Schwarz, Sabine Fickel, Joerns
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	The raccoon dog, a medium-sized carnivore, has long been recognised as a prominent example of an invasive alien species in Europe with a wide distribution, significant ecological impact and remarkable dynamics of spread at both national and continental scales. We conducted a study of genetic diversity of 73 individuals collected at 20 sites across North and Central Europe to (1) identify major phylogenetic lineages and (2) elucidate spatial patterns of population genetic structure. Reconstructed phylogenies reveal two major clades differing on average by Tamura–Nei corrected distance of 3.4% for a 599-bp segment of the mitochondrial control region corresponding to a coalescence time of approximately 457,800 years ago (95% CI, 223,300–773,900). Many expectations based on introduction history, such as the presence of signatures of repeated founder effects and subsequently rapid population expansion, were not confirmed by our demographic analyses, probably due to an insufficient amount of time since translocations. Nevertheless, global F ST = 13.9% and landscape approaches provided evidence for weak population genetic structure that followed a pattern of isolation by distance. Finally, we found no congruence between previously reported morphological differentiation and the sorting of mtDNA variation. We therefore conclude that an exceptional combination of factors including multiple translocations, secondary contact and admixture of divergent matrilineages, as well as natural processes of colonisation associated with a wide ecological tolerance, promoted the successful spread of the raccoon dog into Europe.
Starting Page	117
Ending Page	129
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16124642
Journal	European Journal of Wildlife Research
Volume Number	56
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	14390574
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2009-06-28
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Nyctereutes Invasion Mitochondrial DNA Control region Population genetics Europe Animal Ecology Zoology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Going west—invasion genetics of the alien raccoon dog in Europe

Dispersal of the alien raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides in Southern Brandenburg, Germany

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