TY  - GEN
A1  - Drygala, Frank
A1  - Korablev, Nikolay
A1  - Ansorge, Hermann
A1  - Fickel, Jörns
A1  - Isomursu, Marja
A1  - Elmeros, Morten
A1  - Kowalczyk, Rafał
A1  - Baltrunaite, Laima
A1  - Balciauskas, Linas
A1  - Saarma, Urmas
A1  - Schulze, Christoph
A1  - Borkenhagen, Peter
A1  - Frantz, Alain C.
T1  - Homogenous population genetic structure of the non-native raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Europe as a result of rapid population expansion
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - The extent of gene flow during the range expansion of non-native species influences the amount of genetic diversity retained in expanding populations. Here, we analyse the population genetic structure of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in north-eastern and central Europe. This invasive species is of management concern because it is highly susceptible to fox rabies and an important secondary host of the virus. We hypothesized that the large number of introduced animals and the species' dispersal capabilities led to high population connectivity and maintenance of genetic diversity throughout the invaded range. We genotyped 332 tissue samples from seven European countries using 16 microsatellite loci. Different algorithms identified three genetic clusters corresponding to Finland, Denmark and a large 'central' population that reached from introduction areas in western Russia to northern Germany. Cluster assignments provided evidence of long-distance dispersal. The results of an Approximate Bayesian Computation analysis supported a scenario of equal effective population sizes among different pre-defined populations in the large central cluster. Our results are in line with strong gene flow and secondary admixture between neighbouring demes leading to reduced genetic structuring, probably a result of its fairly rapid population expansion after introduction. The results presented here are remarkable in the sense that we identified a homogenous genetic cluster inhabiting an area stretching over more than 1500km. They are also relevant for disease management, as in the event of a significant rabies outbreak, there is a great risk of a rapid virus spread among raccoon dog populations.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 540 
KW  - distance seed dispersial
KW  - medium-sized carnivores
KW  - biological invasion
KW  - Southeast Finland
KW  - rabies spread
KW  - F-statistics
KW  - N-E
KW  - diversity
KW  - history
KW  - colonization
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-410921
SN  - 1866-8372
IS  - 540
ER  -