@article{VeloAntonBoratyńskiFerreiraetal.2019,
  author    = {Velo-Ant{\´o}n, Guillermo and Boratyński, Zbyszek and Ferreira, Clara Mendes and Lima, Vanessa O. and Alves, Paulo C. and Brito, Jos{\´e} C.},
  title     = {Intraspecific genetic diversity and distribution of North African hedgehogs (Mammalia: Erinaceidae)},
  series = {Biological journal of the Linnean Society : a journal of evolution},
  volume    = {127},
  journal   = {Biological journal of the Linnean Society : a journal of evolution},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0024-4066},
  doi       = {10.1093/biolinnean/blz030},
  pages     = {156 -- 163},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Despite growing efforts to halt biodiversity loss, knowledge of species diversity and distribution is highly geographically biased, leaving some areas unexplored. Taxa distributed in remote, desert areas, such as hedgehogs (Mammalia; Eulipotyphla) in North Africa, are good examples of current knowledge gaps in systematics and biogeography. Here we studied the geographical distribution and intraspecific genetic diversity of hedgehogs in North Africa. Specimens belonging to North African and Eurasian species were analysed with mitochondrial (control region, CR) and nuclear (recombination activating gene 1, RAG1) gene fragments. This revealed a broader geographical distribution of Atelerix algirus in south-western Libya and of Paraechinus aethiopicus along the Atlantic Sahara. High intraspecific genetic differentiation was found in A. algirus and A. albiventris at the mitochondrial level, with nuclear haplotype sharing across their ranges. These findings suggest that biogeographical patterns of hedgehogs in North Africa are more complex than previously suggested, highlighting a need for further investigation in this remote and poorly known area.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FoersterBullLenzetal.2018,
  author    = {F{\"o}rster, Daniel W. and Bull, James K. and Lenz, Dorina and Autenrieth, Marijke and Paijmans, Johanna L. A. and Kraus, Robert H. S. and Nowak, Carsten and Bayerl, Helmut and K{\"u}hn, Ralph and Saveljev, Alexander P. and Sindicic, Magda and Hofreiter, Michael and Schmidt, Krzysztof and Fickel, J{\"o}rns},
  title     = {Targeted resequencing of coding DNA sequences for SNP discovery in nonmodel species},
  series = {Molecular ecology resources},
  volume    = {18},
  journal   = {Molecular ecology resources},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {1755-098X},
  doi       = {10.1111/1755-0998.12924},
  pages     = {1356 -- 1373},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Targeted capture coupled with high-throughput sequencing can be used to gain information about nuclear sequence variation at hundreds to thousands of loci. Divergent reference capture makes use of molecular data of one species to enrich target loci in other (related) species. This is particularly valuable for nonmodel organisms, for which often no a priori knowledge exists regarding these loci. Here, we have used targeted capture to obtain data for 809 nuclear coding DNA sequences (CDS) in a nonmodel organism, the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx, using baits designed with the help of the published genome of a related model organism (the domestic cat Felis catus). Using this approach, we were able to survey intraspecific variation at hundreds of nuclear loci in L. lynx across the species' European range. A large set of biallelic candidate SNPs was then evaluated using a high-throughput SNP genotyping platform (Fluidigm), which we then reduced to a final 96 SNP-panel based on assay performance and reliability; validation was carried out with 100 additional Eurasian lynx samples not included in the SNP discovery phase. The 96 SNP-panel developed from CDS performed very successfully in the identification of individuals and in population genetic structure inference (including the assignment of individuals to their source population). In keeping with recent studies, our results show that genic SNPs can be valuable for genetic monitoring of wildlife species.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DeCahsanWestburyDrewsetal.2019,
  author    = {De Cahsan, Binia and Westbury, Michael V. and Drews, Hauke and Tiedemann, Ralph},
  title     = {The complete mitochondrial genome of a European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) from Germany},
  series = {Mitochondrial DNA Part B},
  volume    = {4},
  journal   = {Mitochondrial DNA Part B},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {2380-2359},
  doi       = {10.1080/23802359.2018.1547143},
  pages     = {498 -- 500},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {The European fire-bellied toad, Bombina bombina, is a small aquatic toad belonging to the family Bombinatoridae. The species is native to the lowlands of Central and Eastern Europe, where population numbers have been in decline in recent past decades. Here, we present the first complete mitochondrial genome of the endangered European fire-bellied toad from Northern Germany recovered using iterative mapping. Phylogenetic analyses including other representatives of the Bombinatoridae placed our German specimen as sister to a Polish B. bombina sequence with high support. This finding is congruent with the postulated Pleistocene history of the species. Our complete mitochondrial genome represents an important resource for further population analysis of the European fire-bellied toad, especially those found within Germany.},
  language  = {en}
}