Female and male Eurasian lynx have distinct spatial tactics at different life‐history stages in a high‐density population

Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz; Edwards, Sarah; Hofer, Heribert; Berger, Anne

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“…Unfortunately, most studies on the ecology or the genetics of Eurasian lynx have been conducted on populations in the northwestern (i.e. European) portion of its distribution, with few exceptions [15,16,[34][35][36][39][40][41][42]66]. Our mitogenome-based phylogeny reveals that, two Asian subspecies that have gone relatively unstudied, L. l. dinniki and L. l. isabellinus, harbour two basal matrilines.…”

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“…They live and reproduce in coniferous forests, rocky mountains and steppes with no tree cover, and in contrast to their northern conspecifics that prey on ungulates (mostly roe deer), they prey almost exclusively on lagomorphs [36], which were confined to the same refugium during the Pleistocene glaciation [28]. Compared with other Eurasian lynx, individuals of L. l. dinniki are smaller, reflecting the plasticity of Eurasian lynx in ecological and behavioral traits [37][38][39].…”

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Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

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Phylogenetic and phylogeographic assessments of species should ideally include individuals of all known populations. However, this is difficult for species with large distribution areas. Previous molecular studies of the wide-ranging Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx focused mainly on its northern Palearctic populations, with the consequence that the reconstruction of this species’ evolutionary history did not include genetic variation present in its southern Palearctic distribution. We sampled a previously not considered Asian subspecies (L. l. dinniki), added published data from another Asian subspecies (L. l. isabellinus), and reassessed the Eurasian lynx mtDNA phylogeny along with previously published data from northern Palearctic populations. Our mitogenome-based analyses revealed that the subspecies L. l. isabellinus harbours the most basal matriline, consistent with the origin of Lynx lynx in this subspecies’ current range. L. l. dinniki harbours the second-most basal matriline, which is related to, and may be the source of, the mtDNA diversity of the critically endangered Balkan lynx L. l. balcanicus. Our results suggest that the Anatolian peninsula was a glacial refugium for Eurasian lynx, with previously unconsidered implications for the colonization of Europe by this species. Genetic variation present in southern Palearctic populations of Lynx lynx is clearly important for elucidating the evolutionary history of this species.

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Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

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Barlow

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“…Unfortunately, most studies on the ecology or the genetics of the Eurasian lynx have been conducted on populations in the northwestern (i.e., European) portion of its distribution, with a few exceptions [17,18,[37][38][39][41][42][43][44]79]. Our mitogenome-based phylogeny reveals that two Asian subspecies that have gone relatively unstudied, L. l. dinniki and L. l. isabellinus, harbor two basal matrilines.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They live and reproduce in coniferous forests, and rocky mountains and steppes with no tree cover, and in contrast to their northern conspecifics that prey on ungulates (mostly roe deer), they prey almost exclusively on lagomorphs [39], which were confined to the same refugium during the Pleistocene glaciation [30]. Compared with other Eurasian lynx, individuals of L. l. dinniki are smaller, reflecting the plasticity of Eurasian lynx in ecological and behavioral traits [39][40][41].…”

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confidence: 99%

Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

Mengüllüoğlu

Ambarlı

Barlow

et al. 2021

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Previous molecular studies of the wide-ranging Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx focused mainly on its northern Palearctic populations, with the consequence that the reconstruction of this species’ evolutionary history did not include genetic variation present in its southern Palearctic distribution. We sampled a previously not considered Asian subspecies (L. l. dinniki), added published data from another Asian subspecies (L. l. isabellinus), and reassessed the Eurasian lynx mtDNA phylogeny along with previously published data from northern Palearctic populations. Our mitogenome-based analyses revealed the existence of three major clades (A: Central Asia, B: SE Europe/SW Asia, C: Europe and Northern Asia) and at least five lineages, with diversification in Lynx lynx commencing at least 28kyr earlier than hitherto estimated. The subspecies L. l. isabellinus harbors the most basal matriline, consistent with the origin of Lynx lynx in this subspecies’ current range. L. l. dinniki harbors the second most basal matriline, which is related to, and may be the source of, the mtDNA diversity of the critically endangered Balkan lynx L. l. balcanicus. Our results suggest that the Anatolian peninsula was a glacial refugium for Eurasian lynx, with previously unconsidered implications for the colonization of Europe by this species.

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“…In this survey, 12 cameratrapping stations were installed covering a minimum convex polygon (MCP) of 148 km 2 . While the monitoring area in this region was smaller compared to the other two, lynx population here occurred at a very high density (Mengüllüoğlu et al 2021b), thus camera-trapping survey nevertheless included several individuals (i.e. at least part of the home ranges of 7 female and 4 male lynx individuals; Mengüllüoğlu et al 2019).…”

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Diverging ecological traits between the Balkan lynx and neighbouring populations as a basis for planning its genetic rescue

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Selecting appropriate candidates for genetic rescue mostly relies on previous genetic research and monitoring, while ecological and behavioural traits of the remnant and source populations are rarely considered for such conservation measures. Because of their slow recovery, Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx populations in Central and Western Europe have been a repeated target of genetic reinforcements and reintroductions in the past 50 years. Once inhabiting much of south-eastern Europe, the Balkan lynx L. l. balcanicus is now critically endangered and confined to a small population. Long-term isolation has caused loss of genetic diversity and has possibly led to inbreeding depression. Immediate actions need to consider genetic reinforcement to increase the genetic diversity and secure population viability. Here, we compared the Balkan lynx with two neighbouring populations: Dinaric population originating from the Carpathian subspecies (L.l. carpathicus) and Anatolian population of Caucasian subspecies (L.l. dinniki) to determine is better suited source from an ecological standpoint. Main findings suggest that the L.l. carpathicus is ecologically more similar to the L.l. balcanicus and therefore likely better suited for the environment of south-western Balkans on the basis of prey preference (roe deer being the main prey), local prey availability (lower lagomorph and higher ungulate availability) and habitat use (predominant use of the mixed and broadleaved forests). We discuss the contrasting results of genetic and ecological analyses from both the evolutionary and conservation perspective and provide potential solutions that would take into account both aspects to pave the road towards potential genetic rescue of the Balkan lynx.

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Female and male Eurasian lynx have distinct spatial tactics at different life‐history stages in a high‐density population

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Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

Diverging ecological traits between the Balkan lynx and neighbouring populations as a basis for planning its genetic rescue

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