@article{fdi:010079577,
  title = {{P}opulation genetics of the {A}frican wolf ({C}anis lupaster) across its range : first evidence of hybridization with domestic dogs in {A}frica},
  author = {{M}allil, {K}. and {J}usty, {F}. and {R}ueness, {E}. {K}. and {D}ufour, {S}. and {T}otis, {T}. and {B}loch, {C}. and {B}aarman, {J}. and {A}mroun, {M}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}espite the known genetic permeability among wolf-like canids, there is currently no evidence of gene flow between the recently acknowledged {A}frican wolf ({C}anis lupaster) and domestic dogs ({C}. lupus familiaris). {W}e genotyped {A}frican wolves across their range, together with {A}frican domestic dogs and 'reference' grey wolves ({C}. l. lupus; not occurring in {A}frica). {N}orthwestern {A}frican wolves showed (1) the greatest genetic diversity as observed from microsatellite loci and mitochondrial + {Y}-chromosome markers, and (2) possible signs of past admixture with grey wolves. {W}e detected two zones of hybridization between domestic dogs and {A}frican wolves, in northwestern {S}enegal and central {E}thiopia. {H}ybrids were intermediary in the nuclear genetic space separating {A}frican wolves from domestic dogs (and grey wolves), and were in majority assigned to domestic dogs in {STRUCTURE}. {H}ybrids showed mitochondrial {DNA} haplotypes of {A}frican wolves, suggesting gene flow directionality between male {A}frican dogs and female {A}frican wolves. {T}he roaming of feral and shepherds' dogs in degraded habitats occupied by {A}frican wolves may have promoted hybridization. {O}ur results provide evidence that, subsequent to the possible hybrid origin of{C}. lupaster, the genome of the {A}frican wolf is still subject to admixture with{C}. lupusdescendants. {T}his could lead to the genetic dilution of endemic {A}frican wolf lineages, such as in eastern {A}frica, but may also imply disease prevalence and competition for resources with domestic dogs. {O}ur study also is the first to show a significant level of differentiation (phi({ST})and{F}({ST})) between {N}orth {A}frican and {W}est {A}frican wolves. {W}ider genetic screening of {A}frican wolves across their range should depict more accurately their population dynamics and the potential stakes related to gene flow with domestic dogs.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; {A}frican wolf ; {C}anis lupaster ; {D}omestic dog ; {H}ybridization ; {P}opulation genetics ; {AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}ammalian {B}iology},
  volume = {100},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {645--658},
  ISSN = {1616-5047},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1007/s42991-020-00059-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079577},
}