Phylogeography of the last surviving populations of Rhodian and Anatolian fallow deer (Dama dama dama L., 1758)

Masseti, Marco; Pecchioli, Elena; Vernesi, Cristiano

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00951.x

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“…A parallel to the now extinct population of the black francolin in western Turkey might well be the local European fallow deer (Dama dama dama) that was once widespread in the region, but is now seriously threatened. Closely related mitochondrial lineages of this Anatolian population of fallow deer, however, persist among introduced conspecifics on the nearby island of Rhodes (46).…”

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Impacts of biological globalization in the Mediterranean: Unveiling the deep history of human-mediated gamebird dispersal

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Guerrini

Grouw

et al. 2015

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Humans have a long history of moving wildlife that over time has resulted in unprecedented biotic homogenization. It is, as a result, often unclear whether certain taxa are native to a region or naturalized, and how the history of human involvement in species dispersal has shaped present-day biodiversity. Although currently an eastern Palaearctic galliform, the black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) was known to occur in the western Mediterranean from at least the time of Pliny the Elder, if not earlier. During Medieval times and the Renaissance, the black francolin was a courtly gamebird prized not only for its flavor, but also its curative, and even aphrodisiac qualities. There is uncertainty, however, whether this important gamebird was native or introduced to the region and, if the latter, what the source of introduction into the western Mediterranean was. Here we combine historical documentation with a DNA investigation of modern birds and archival (13th-20th century) specimens from across the species' current and historically documented range. Our study proves the black francolin was nonnative to the western Mediterranean, and we document its introduction from the east via several trade routes, some reaching as far as South Asia. This finding provides insight into the reach and scope of long-distance trade routes that serviced the demand of European aristocracy for exotic species as symbols of wealth and prestige, and helps to demonstrate the lasting impact of human-mediated long-distance species dispersal on current day biodiversity.

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Impacts of biological globalization in the Mediterranean: Unveiling the deep history of human-mediated gamebird dispersal

Forcina

Guerrini

Grouw

et al. 2015

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…It remains remarkable that supposedly independent introductions originated only from one out of two of the mitochondrial lineages occurring in Maghreb, and further investigations-using nuclear markers and an extended sample from Maghreb-are required to improve our understanding of the translocation processes and of this maternal geographic imprint (Gaubert et al in press). Remarkably, the establishment of the common genet in south-western Europe represents a historical, probably involuntary, case of Pleistocene re-wilding (see Donlan 2005) in Europe of a relictual North African lineage, which is now potentially subject to habitat loss and introgression in its native range (see Masseti et al 2008 for a similar example in fallow deers from the Mediterranean Basin). Indeed, Genetta genetta is an anthropochorous species (i.e.…”

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Early phases of a successful invasion: mitochondrial phylogeography of the common genet (Genetta genetta) within the Mediterranean Basin

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The Mediterranean Basin, connected by cultural exchanges since prehistoric times, provides an outstanding framework to study species translocations. We address here the early phases of the successful invasion of the common genet (Genetta genetta), a small carnivoran supposedly introduced from Africa to Europe during historical times, by assessing mitochondrial nucleotide variability in 134 individuals from its native and invasive ranges. We identify four lineages within the native species range [northern Algeria, Peninsular Arabia, southern Africa and western Africa + Maghreb (including northern Algeria)], in contradiction with morphological taxonomy. We propose that the cooccurrence in Maghreb of two divergent lineages (autochthonous and western African) is due to secondary contact through intermittent permeability of the Saharan belt during the Plio-Pleistocene. Estimates of coalescence time and genetic diversity, in concert with other available evidences in the literature, indicate that the origin of European populations of common genets is in Maghreb, possibly restricted to northern Algeria. The autochthonous mitochondrial lineage of Maghreb was the only contributor to the European pool, suggesting that translocations were associated to a cultural constraint such as a local use of the species, which might have artificially excluded the western African lineage. Haplotype network and nested clade analysis (NCA) provide evidence for independent events of introductions throughout Spain (Andalucia, Cataluña, and the Balearic Isl.)-and, to a lesser extent, Portugal-acting as a 'translocation hotspot'. Due to the reduced number of northern Algerian individuals belonging to the autochthonous mitochondrial lineage of Maghreb, it remains impossible to test hypotheses of historical translocations, although a main contribution of the Moors is likely. Our demographic analyses support a scenario of very recent introduction of a reduced number of individuals in Europe followed by rapid population expansion. We suggest that an exceptional combination of factors including multiple translocations, human-driven propagation across natural barriers, and natural processes of colonization allowed by a wide ecological tolerance, promoted the successful spread of the common genet into Europe.

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“…For instance, a wild and genetically pure population of the endangered banteng (Bos javanicus) translocated from Indonesia into Australia has saved the species from hybridization with other bovids (Bradshaw et al 2006). Similarly, the fallow deer (Dama dama) population introduced a few thousands of years ago into the island of Rhodes (Greece), shows a remarkable portion of the original genetic diversity of the native Anatolian source, which by contrast is seriously threatened (Masseti et al 2008).…”

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Introductions over introductions: the genomic adulteration of an early genetically valuable alien species in the United Kingdom

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Invasive alien species are a major cause of biodiversity loss. Nevertheless, non-native species can also contribute to conservation objectives. In 1673, the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa), a galliform native to southwest Europe, was introduced from France (A. r. rufa) into the UK for hunting purposes. Nowadays, hunters constantly supplement natural populations of A. rufa in its native range with stocks of captive-bred individuals. Such birds are usually genetically unscreened, and human-mediated hybridization with the exotic chukar (Alectoris chukar) has undermined genomic integrity of the species. Alectoris rufa in the UK has never been genetically investigated, and birds from East Anglian estates with no modern history of supplementation offer a potential genomic backup for the highly polluted native-range A. r. rufa. We genotyped modern and ancient birds at the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) level to determine present and past kinship between East Anglian and native-range A. rufa. We used Short Tandem Repeats (STR) and Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers to identify A. rufa 9 A. chukar hybrids. The kinship of East Anglian birds with A. r. rufa was confirmed. No A. chukar introgression was found in ancient East Anglian A. rufa. Among modern partridges, we found birds with A. chukar mtDNA, and both STRs and RAPDs disclosed many A. rufa 9 A. chukar hybrids. While the genetic analysis pointed to the increase of diversity and decline of disparity over time within and among A. rufa populations, respectively, the conservation value of the resource historically introduced to the UK proved to have been quashed by three decades of recent releases of A. chukar and its A. rufa hybrids.

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Phylogeography of the last surviving populations of Rhodian and Anatolian fallow deer (Dama dama dama L., 1758)

Cited by 39 publications

References 29 publications

Impacts of biological globalization in the Mediterranean: Unveiling the deep history of human-mediated gamebird dispersal

Impacts of biological globalization in the Mediterranean: Unveiling the deep history of human-mediated gamebird dispersal

Early phases of a successful invasion: mitochondrial phylogeography of the common genet (Genetta genetta) within the Mediterranean Basin

Introductions over introductions: the genomic adulteration of an early genetically valuable alien species in the United Kingdom

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