Genetic Diversity Analysis of Mitochondrial Cytb Gene, Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Protected Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus ) from Serbia

Once a widespread and common species across the region of southeast Europe, the Griffon vulture is now confined to small and isolated populations across the Balkan Peninsula. The population from Serbia with 290 couples represents its biggest and most viable population that can serve as an important...

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Published in:Life (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2022-01, Vol.12 (2), p.164
Main Authors: Davidović, Slobodan, Marinković, Saša, Kukobat, Mila, Mihajlović, Milica, Tanasić, Vanja, Hribšek, Irena, Tanasković, Marija, Stamenković-Radak, Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Balkan Peninsula
Birds
Chelonia mydas
conservation
Cytb
CytB gene
Endangered & extinct species
endangered species
Evolution & development
Genetic analysis
Genetic diversity
Griffon vulture
Gyps fulvus
Haplotypes
Homology
Mitochondria
Mitochondrial DNA
Nests
Peninsulas
Phylogeny
Population
Population genetics
Populations
Recolonization
Reintroduction
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Summary:Once a widespread and common species across the region of southeast Europe, the Griffon vulture is now confined to small and isolated populations across the Balkan Peninsula. The population from Serbia with 290 couples represents its biggest and most viable population that can serve as an important reservoir of genetic diversity from which the birds can be used for the region's reintroduction or recolonization programs. To estimate the level of genetic diversity, the mitochondrial gene from 58 unrelated birds sampled during the marking in the nests was sequenced and compared to the homologous Griffon vulture sequences available in publicly accessible online databases. Phylogeographic analysis based on sequences showed that the most frequent haplotype is found in all Griffon vulture populations and that each population possesses private haplotypes. Our data suggest that the Griffon vulture population from Serbia should be used as a source population for restocking and reintroduction programs in the region. The observed genetic differentiation between the populations from the Iberian and Balkan Peninsulas suggest that the introduction of foreign birds from remote populations should be avoided and that birds from indigenous or neighboring populations, if available, should be used instead.
ISSN:2075-1729
2075-1729
DOI:10.3390/life12020164