@article{fdi:010067688,
  title = {{G}enetic signature of the northward expansion of the {E}gyptian mongoose {H}erpestes ichneumon ({H}erpestidae) in the {I}berian {P}eninsula},
  author = {{B}arros, {T}. and {F}erreira, {E}. and {R}ocha, {R}. {G}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe and {B}andeira, {V}. and {S}outo, {L}. and {M}ira, {A}. and {F}onseca, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the last three decades, the range of the {E}gyptian mongoose ({H}erpestes ichneumon) has increased in the {I}berian {P}eninsula. {A} panel of microsatellites was used to confront the patterns of genetic diversity of the species with the scenario of its recent northward expansion in its {I}berian range. {E}vidence of substructure and significant genetic differentiation within the studied population were recorded, with a central-northern subpopulation ({CN}orth) and a southern subpopulation ({S}). {N}orthward range expansion was supported by the observed allelic frequencies, diversity parameters, and observed heterozygosity of the studied loci, with {S} showing a higher allelic diversity and a higher number of private alleles than {CN}orth. {P}atterns of isolation-by-distance and isolation-by-barrier as a result of the {T}agus {R}iver were demonstrated, suggesting that the river acted as a semi-permeable barrier, possibly leading to genetic differentiation of the studied population. {T}he observed individuals from {CN}orth in southern locations and individuals from {S} in central/northern areas might comprise evidence for long-range dispersals across the studied range. {A} bottleneck event after population expansion was supported by a significant heterozygosity deficiency in {CN}orth, which is in agreement with a scenario of founder events occurring in recently colonized areas after the crossing of the {T}agus {R}iver.},
  keywords = {carnivore ; genetic structure ; {I}beria ; isolation-by-barrier ; isolation-by-distance ; microsatellites ; range expansion ; {PORTUGAL} ; {ESPAGNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {J}ournal of the {L}innean {S}ociety},
  volume = {118},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {686--697},
  ISSN = {0024-4066},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1111/bij.12743},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067688},
}