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Gaubert Philippe, Jiguet F., Bayle P., Angelici F. M. Has the common genet (Genetta genetta) spread into south-eastern France and Italy?. Italian Journal of Zoology, 2008, 75 (1), p. 43-57. ISSN 1125-0003
doi:10.1080/11250000701691812| Titre | Has the common genet (Genetta genetta) spread into south-eastern France and Italy? |
| Année de publication | 2008 |
| Type de document | Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000252343700006 |
| Auteurs | Gaubert Philippe, Jiguet F., Bayle P., Angelici F. M. |
| Source | Italian Journal of Zoology, 2008, 75 (1), p. 43-57. ISSN 1125-0003 |
| Résumé | The common genet (Genetta genetta) is a small carnivoran that was probably introduced from Maghreb into south-western Europe. We reassessed its easternmost European distribution from 110-mostly new-data collected in south-eastern France and Italy, and tested for potential habitat selection, to finally re-evaluate the role of the Rhone as a geographic barrier against eastward migrations. The species was more frequent in river valleys, wetlands and low-mountainous areas (south-eastern France), but also occurred in high-mountainous zones at the French-Italian border. Our results evidenced a significant increase of records (13-fold the number of occurrences previously known) and an apparent absence of habitat selection by the common genet, suggesting a recent, natural spread from the right bank of the Rhne through a zone of 30km with artificial bridges. We finally provide a synthetic, re-assessed distribution map of the common genet in France and Italy, combining 4317 occurrences from French national databases and the 110 records collected herein. |
| Plan de classement | 080 |
| Localisation | Fonds IRD |
| Identifiant IRD | PAR00002352 |
| Lien permanent | http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/PAR00002352 |
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