@article{fdi:010066013,
  title = {{C}onnectivity in fragmented landscape : generalist and specialist gerbils show unexpected gene flow patterns},
  author = {{P}eled, {E}. and {S}hanas, {U}. and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {B}en-{S}hlomo, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}andscape structure can affect connectivity among populations. {I}n a patchy landscape, specialist species that are limited to particular elements are expected to show low gene diversity, low connectivity and high differentiation among patches. {C}onversely, for generalist species, genetic variability and gene flow among sites are expected to be high, and differentiation is expected to be low. {H}ere we tested this hypothesis for two rodent species: {G}erbillus gerbillus, the psammophile specialist species abundant in sandy habitats, and {G}erbillus nanus, the parapatric habitat generalist species, found in the more stable sands in {I}srael and {W}est {A}frica. {W}e found that among the psammophile specialist {G}. gerbillus populations, differentiation was low and connectivity was high. {I}n contrast, the parapatric generalist species {G}. nanus demonstrates markedly high genetic differentiation between localities within short distances in {I}srael. {F}urthermore, our results support a division between the {A}frican and the {I}sraeli {G}. nanus populations, suggesting two distinct species.},
  keywords = {{G}ene diversity ; {G}erbillus ; {H}abitat generalist species ; {H}abitat specialist ; {AFLP} ; {C}ytochrome-b ; {ISRAEL} ; {MALI} ; {MAURITANIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}rid {E}nvironments},
  volume = {125},
  numero = {},
  pages = {88--97},
  ISSN = {0140-1963},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.10.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066013},
}