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19621211

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
The chukar (Alectoris chukar, Galliformes) is a species hunted throughout its native range from the East Mediterranean to Manchuria and in the USA, which hosts the world's largest introduced population. This study aims to investigate the genetic structure of Mediterranean chukar populations to aid management decisions. We genotyped 143 specimens at two regions of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA: cytochrome b, control region) and eight loci of the microsatellite DNA. Samples were collected in northern (Limnos, Lesvos, Chios) and southern (Crete) Aegean islands (Greece) and Cyprus. We also carried out mtDNA-based comparison with chukars (n = 124) from Asia (16 countries) and the USA (five states). We propose six management units for Mediterranean populations. Given their genetic integrity, Limnos and Cyprus, which host different subspecies, proved to be of primary conservation interest. We found exotic A. chukar mtDNA lineages in Lesvos, Chios and Crete and produced definitive genetic evidence for the Asian origin of the US chukars.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1432-1904
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1203-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic structure of Mediterranean chukar (Alectoris chukar, Galliformes) populations: conservation and management implications.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, Protistology-Zoology Unit, Via A. Volta 6, Pisa, Italy. fbarbanera@biologia.unipi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't