@article{fdi:010064624,
  title = {{T}racing historical introductions in the {M}editerranean {B}asin : the success story of the common genet ({G}enetta genetta) in {E}urope},
  author = {{G}aubert, {P}hilippe and {D}el {C}erro, {I}. and {C}enteno-{C}uadros, {A}. and {P}alomares, {F}. and {F}ournier, {P}. and {F}onseca, {C}. and {P}aillat, {J}. {P}. and {G}odoy, {J}. {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he successful introduction of the common genet ({G}enetta genetta) into {E}urope has been traditionally associated to the {M}uslim invasion of {I}beria, although diverse evidence suggested an earlier arrival. {I}n this study, we assessed genetic variation at 11 microsatellite loci in 199 individuals from the {M}editerranean {B}asin and used approximate {B}ayesian computation ({ABC}) combining genotypes and published mitochondrial sequences. {O}ur objectives were to (1) test alternative scenarios of introduction of the species in {E}urope, (2) re-assess the mitochondrial signatures of 'introduction hotspots' in {I}beria, and (3) evaluate how post-introduction demographic processes have shaped genetic structure in the invaded range. {ABC} estimates favored a scenario of independent introductions from {M}aghreb into the {B}alearic {I}sl. and {I}beria; the latter was dated between the {U}pper {P}alaeolithic and the end of {P}hoenicians' influence. {P}atterns of genotypic diversity broadened the {A}ndalusian introduction hotspot to the antique {T}artessos {K}ingdom and suggested multiple introductions and/or long-term genetic drift. {T}he best fit {ABC} scenario implied a natural spread from {I}beria to {F}rance, but was in potential conflict with our delimitation of two genetic clusters ({F}rance and {I}beria) in continental {E}urope. {I}n fact, southwestern {F}rance populations showed a fair proportion of alleles shared with {M}aghreb and low levels of heterozygosity that may reflect subsequent introduction from {I}beria, in line with the high error rates in favor of this alternative scenario. {S}ignificant patterns of isolation-by-distance among individuals within both genetic clusters are suggestive of natural dispersal from both {I}berian and {F}rench introduction sites resulting in a secondary contact zone in northern {I}beria. {O}verall, our study strongly suggests that the common genet was intentionally introduced in southern {I}beria at a time antedating the {M}uslim invasion, possibly via {P}hoenicians' commercial routes. {S}ubsequent introduction in {F}rance, long-term genetic drift and admixture likely shaped the species genetic variation currently observed in continental {E}urope.},
  keywords = {{M}editerranean {B}asin ; {V}iverridae ; {M}icrosatellites ; {P}opulation genetics ; {T}artessos ; {A}pproximate {B}ayesian computation ; {EUROPE} ; {PAYS} {MEDITERRANEENS} ; {FRANCE} ; {ESPAGNE} ; {PORTUGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {I}nvasions},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1897--1913},
  ISSN = {1387-3547},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10530-015-0846-y},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064624},
}