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DOI	10.1111/jzs.12519
	Habitat use and population genetics of golden jackals in Iran: Insights from a generalist species in a highly heterogeneous landscape
	Yusefi, Gholam Hosein; Godinho, Raquel; Khalatbari, Leili; Broomand, Siamak; Fahimi, Hadi; Martinez-Freiria, Fernando; Alvares, Francisco
通讯作者	Yusefi, GH (corresponding author), Univ Porto, CIBIO InBIO Ctr Invest Biodiversidade & Recursos, Campus Vairao, P-4485661 Vairao, Portugal.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH
ISSN	0947-5745
EISSN	1439-0469
出版年	2021-08
英文摘要	Generalist species are often characterized by low habitat specialization and reduced genetic structure in their populations. Here, we tested this common assumption on golden jackals in Iran, a wide country with a highly heterogeneous landscape where this carnivore is assumed to be widespread, although little is known about the ecology and population genetics of this species. We investigate distribution patterns, habitat requirements, and niche breadth of golden jackals by using GIS techniques and ecological modeling over a total of 452 presence records. We then assessed genetic diversity and population structure by analyzing 24 samples for 43 microsatellites. The observed distribution patterns show an extensive range across a wide climatic, ecological and altitudinal gradient, covering eight climate regions and 16 terrestrial ecoregions. Ecological modeling confirms high habitat plasticity of the golden jackal, with selection of mountainous areas with high slopes, moderate temperatures, and areas with low human population and activity while avoiding hyper-arid regions. Estimated values of niche breadth were high, indicating that is a generalist species in the study area. The observed genetic diversity was high, representing the highest value reported so far in this species. We found no signature of population structure, suggesting a single genetic cluster, as well as no evidence of hybridization with domestic dogs. Our results provide valuable ecological and genetic information on a widespread but poorly known carnivore, often disregarded in conservation strategies but under pressure from anthropogenic threats.
英文关键词	Canis aureus carnivore genetic diversity niche breadth population structure
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000681564600001
WOS关键词	CANIS-AUREUS ; EFFECTIVE NUMBER ; N-E ; CONSERVATION ; PATTERNS ; PREDICTION ; SOFTWARE ; WOLVES ; SPECIALIZATION ; HYBRIDIZATION
WOS类目	Evolutionary Biology ; Zoology
WOS研究方向	Evolutionary Biology ; Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/364080
作者单位	[Yusefi, Gholam Hosein; Godinho, Raquel; Khalatbari, Leili; Martinez-Freiria, Fernando; Alvares, Francisco] Univ PortoVairao, CIBIO InBIO Ctr Invest Biodiversidade & Recursos, Vairao, Portugal; [Yusefi, Gholam Hosein; Khalatbari, Leili; Broomand, Siamak; Fahimi, Hadi] Mohitban Soc, Tehran, Iran; [Godinho, Raquel; Khalatbari, Leili] Univ Porto, Dept Biol, Fac Sci, Porto, Portugal; [Godinho, Raquel] Univ Johannesburg, Dept Zool, Johannesburg, South Africa
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yusefi, Gholam Hosein,Godinho, Raquel,Khalatbari, Leili,et al. Habitat use and population genetics of golden jackals in Iran: Insights from a generalist species in a highly heterogeneous landscape[J],2021.
APA	Yusefi, Gholam Hosein.,Godinho, Raquel.,Khalatbari, Leili.,Broomand, Siamak.,Fahimi, Hadi.,...&Alvares, Francisco.(2021).Habitat use and population genetics of golden jackals in Iran: Insights from a generalist species in a highly heterogeneous landscape.JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH.
MLA	Yusefi, Gholam Hosein,et al."Habitat use and population genetics of golden jackals in Iran: Insights from a generalist species in a highly heterogeneous landscape".JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH (2021).