@article{fdi:010044264,
  title = {{E}arly phases of a successful invasion : mitochondrial phylogeography of the common genet ({G}enetta genetta) within the {M}editerranean {B}asin},
  author = {{G}aubert, {P}hilippe and {G}odoy, {J}. {A}. and del {C}erro, {I}. and {P}alomares, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {M}editerranean {B}asin, connected by cultural exchanges since prehistoric times, provides an outstanding framework to study species translocations. {W}e address here the early phases of the successful invasion of the common genet ({G}enetta genetta), a small carnivoran supposedly introduced from {A}frica to {E}urope during historical times, by assessing mitochondrial nucleotide variability in 134 individuals from its native and invasive ranges. {W}e identify four lineages within the native species range [northern {A}lgeria, {P}eninsular {A}rabia, southern {A}frica and western {A}frica + {M}aghreb (including northern {A}lgeria)], in contradiction with morphological taxonomy. {W}e propose that the co-occurrence in {M}aghreb of two divergent lineages (autochthonous and western {A}frican) is due to secondary contact through intermittent permeability of the {S}aharan belt during the {P}lio-{P}leistocene. {E}stimates of coalescence time and genetic diversity, in concert with other available evidences in the literature, indicate that the origin of {E}uropean populations of common genets is in {M}aghreb, possibly restricted to northern {A}lgeria. {T}he autochthonous mitochondrial lineage of {M}aghreb was the only contributor to the {E}uropean pool, suggesting that translocations were associated to a cultural constraint such as a local use of the species, which might have artificially excluded the western {A}frican lineage. {H}aplotype network and nested clade analysis ({NCA}) provide evidence for independent events of introductions throughout {S}pain ({A}ndalucia, {C}atalu{A} +/- a, and the {B}alearic {I}sl.)-and, to a lesser extent, {P}ortugal-acting as a 'translocation hotspot'. {D}ue to the reduced number of northern {A}lgerian individuals belonging to the autochthonous mitochondrial lineage of {M}aghreb, it remains impossible to test hypotheses of historical translocations, although a main contribution of the {M}oors is likely. {O}ur demographic analyses support a scenario of very recent introduction of a reduced number of individuals in {E}urope followed by rapid population expansion. {W}e suggest that an exceptional combination of factors including multiple translocations, human-driven propagation across natural barriers, and natural processes of colonization allowed by a wide ecological tolerance, promoted the successful spread of the common genet into {E}urope.},
  keywords = {{C}arnivora ; {H}istorical demography ; {I}ntroduced species ; {M}editerranean ; {M}t{DNA} ; {P}hylogeography},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {I}nvasions},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {523--546},
  ISSN = {1387-3547},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10530-008-9268-4},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044264},
}