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Kresimir Mikulic

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Genetic structure of a patchily distributed philopatric migrant: implications for management and conservation

2017

Significant demographic fluctuations can have major genetic consequences in wild populations. The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) has suffered both population declines and range fragmentation during the second half of the 20th century. In this study we analysed multilocus microsatellite data to assess the genetic structure of the species. Our analysis revealed significant genetic structuring of lesser kestrel populations, not only at the cross-continental scale, but also regionally within the Central and Eastern (CE) Mediterranean region. We detected signs of genetic bottlenecks in some of the peripheral populations coupled with small effective population sizes. Values of genetic differenti…

0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicineRange (biology)PopulationSettore BIO/05 - ZoologiaWildlifemanagement unitsKestrelMediterraneanBiology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesmicrosatellitesGene flow03 medical and health sciencesEffective population sizeeducationSocioeconomicsEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsmigration rateseducation.field_of_studyEcologyFalco naumanniFalco naumanniFalco naumanni – genetic diversity – lesser kestrel – management units – Mediterranean – microsatellites – migration rates.genetic diversitybiology.organism_classificationProject teamScholarship030104 developmental biologyGenetic structureBiological dispersalPhilopatrySample collectionlesser kestrelBiological Journal of the Linnean Society
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Using genetic markers to unravel the origin of birds converging towards pre-migratory sites

2018

AbstractIdentifying patterns of individual movements in spatial and temporal scales can provide valuable insight into the structure of populations and the dynamics of communities and ecosystems. Especially for migrating birds, that can face a variety of unfavorable conditions along their journey, resolving movements of individuals across their annual cycle is necessary in order to design better targeted conservation strategies. Here, we studied the movements of a small migratory falcon, the Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni), by genetically assigning feathers from individuals of unknown origin that concentrate in large roosts during the pre-migratory period. Our findings suggest that birds fro…

Genetic Markers0106 biological sciencesPopulation DynamicsSettore BIO/05 - Zoologialcsh:MedicineKestrellesser kestrel pre-migratory stage microsatellites genetic of migrationBreeding010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesArticle010605 ornithologyBirdsSexual Behavior AnimalAnimalsEcosystem14. Life underwaterlcsh:ScienceTemporal scalesEcosystemFalconiformesMultidisciplinarybiologyMediterranean RegionEcologylcsh:RFalco naumanniBalkan Peninsula15. Life on landbiology.organism_classificationEastern mediterraneanGeographyGenetic markerAnimal Migrationlcsh:QOrigin of birdsSeasonsScientific Reports
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