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ArticleScientific reports2021

Population genetic structure of European wildcats inhabiting the area between the Dinaric Alps and the Scardo-Pindic mountains.

Felicita Urzi, Nikica Šprem, Hubert Potočnik, Magda Sindičić, Dean Konjević, Duško Ćirović, Andrea Rezić, Luka Duniš, Dime Melovski, Elena Buzan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Habitat Suitability and Relative Abundance of the European Wildcat (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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  3. Phylogenetic History and Phylogeographic Patterns of the European Wildcat (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Felicita UrziFaculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, 6000, Koper, Slovenia.
Nikica ŠpremFaculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
Hubert PotočnikBiotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Magda SindičićFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
Dean KonjevićFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
Duško ĆirovićFaculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
Andrea RezićFaculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
Luka DunišFaculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, 6000, Koper, Slovenia.
Dime MelovskiGeorg-August University Goettingen, Wildlife Sciences, 37073, Göttingen, Germany.
Elena BuzanFaculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, 6000, Koper, Slovenia. elena.buzan@upr.si.
University of Zagreb · HRUniversity of Primorska · SICollege of Environmental Protection · SIUniversity of Belgrade · RSUniversity of Göttingen · DEUniversity of Ljubljana · SI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Habitat fragmentation and loss have contributed significantly to the demographic decline of European wildcat populations and hybridization with domestic cats poses a threat to the loss of genetic purity of the species. In this study we used microsatellite markers to analyse genetic variation and structure of the wildcat populations from the area between the Dinaric Alps and the Scardo-Pindic mountains in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and North Macedonia. We also investigated hybridisation between populations of wildcats and domestic cats in the area. One hundred and thirteen samples from free-leaving European wildcats and thirty-two samples from domestic cats were analysed. Allelic richness across populations ranged from 3.61 to 3.98. The observed Ho values ranged between 0.57 and 0.71. The global F

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Genetic VariationHybridization, GeneticAllelesAnimalsAnimals, WildCatsCroatiaDNA, MitochondrialGene FrequencyGenotypeMicrosatellite RepeatsPhylogeographyRepublic of North MacedoniaSerbiaSloveniaDNA, Mitochondrial

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