Abstract Analysis of the genetic diversity of the Alpine chamois in Italy was conducted using a pool of 26 microsatellite loci. A total of 209 animals were analyzed, representing six geographical populations from different location of the Southern slope of the Alps. Clear genetic differences have emerged between the sampled chamois groups. Some were consistent with an isolation-by-distance model. However, in parallel, other mechanisms intervened in areas that, in addition to being peripheral to the main alpine ridge, had suffered from recent bottlenecks. In such areas, genetic drift and a low rate of gene flow are likely explanations for the current genetic structure.

Population genetic structure of Alpine chamois (Rupicapra r. rupicapra) in the Italian Alps

SOGLIA, DOMINGA;ROSSI, Luca;CAUVIN, Elsa;FERROGLIO, Ezio;MAIONE, Sandra;MENEGUZ, Pier Giuseppe;SPALENZA, VERONICA;RASERO, Roberto;SACCHI, Paola
2010-01-01

Abstract

Abstract Analysis of the genetic diversity of the Alpine chamois in Italy was conducted using a pool of 26 microsatellite loci. A total of 209 animals were analyzed, representing six geographical populations from different location of the Southern slope of the Alps. Clear genetic differences have emerged between the sampled chamois groups. Some were consistent with an isolation-by-distance model. However, in parallel, other mechanisms intervened in areas that, in addition to being peripheral to the main alpine ridge, had suffered from recent bottlenecks. In such areas, genetic drift and a low rate of gene flow are likely explanations for the current genetic structure.
2010
56(6)
845
854
http://www.springerlink.com/content/110828/?v=editorial
Alpine chamois; Microsatellites
Soglia D; Rossi L; Cauvin E; Citterio C; Ferroglio E; Maione S; Meneguz PG; Spalenza V; Rasero R; Sacchi P
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