Limited genetic diversity and high differentiation among the remnant adder (Vipera berus) populations in the Swiss and French Jura Mountains

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serval:BIB_901F0A3F2083
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
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Titre
Limited genetic diversity and high differentiation among the remnant adder (Vipera berus) populations in the Swiss and French Jura Mountains
Périodique
Conservation Genetics
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Ursenbacher S., Monney J.C., Fumagalli L.
ISSN
1566-0621
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2009
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
10
Numéro
2
Pages
303-315
Langue
anglais
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Publication type : Article
Résumé
Although the adder (Vipera berus) has a large distribution area, this species is particularly threatened in Western Europe due to high habitat fragmentation and human persecution. We developed 13 new microsatellite markers in order to evaluate population structure and genetic diversity in the Swiss and French Jura Mountains, where the species is limited to only a few scattered populations. We found that V. berus exhibits a considerable genetic differentiation among populations (global F-ST = 0.269), even if these are not geographically isolated. Moreover, the genetic diversity within populations in the Jura Mountains and in the less perturbed Swiss Alps is significantly lower than in other French populations, possibly due to post-glacial recolonisation processes. Finally, in order to minimize losses of genetic diversities within isolated populations, suggestions for the conservation of this species in fragmented habitats are proposed.
Mots-clé
Population genetic structure, Jura Mountains, Microsatellite, Snake, Vipera berus, ALLELE FREQUENCY DATA, COMPUTER-PROGRAM, IDENTITY PROBABILITIES, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, TIMBER RATTLESNAKE, STATISTICAL TESTS, F-STATISTICS, SIZE, DISTANCE, SNAKES
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Open Access
Oui
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