@article{fdi:010080622,
  title = {{P}atterns and drivers of genetic diversity among {F}elidae species},
  author = {{A}zizan, {A}. and {P}aradis, {E}mmanuel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ince the late {P}leistocene, species in the order {C}arnivora have experienced a drastic reduction in their populations and distributions. {H}owever, the global genetic diversity patterns among terrestrial carnivores have not been investigated. {U}sing felid species as model, we characterized the genetic variation within their populations among continents, between tropical and non-tropical regions, and in relation to human activities. {W}e then evaluated how species traits influence the observed patterns of interspecific genetic diversity. {T}hrough data collected from 135 population genetic studies conducted on 28 wild felid species (70% of the described species), data analyses using {GLMM} modelling showed that the populations in {A}frica and {S}outh {A}merica have significantly higher heterozygosity and allelic richness than those in other continents. {T}he {A}siatic lions have the least genetic diversity compared to other felids in the world. {T}hreatened species have significantly lower genetic diversity compared to low-risk species as predicted. {H}owever, genetic diversity was not related to species body mass or geographic range. {W}e found generation length to be an important variable explaining genetic diversity variation, in which species with short generation length have reduced genetic diversity. {F}urthemore, the combination of generation length, habitat and home range size captures the variation in heterozygosity significantly better. {S}pecies dependent on closed-habitat and with large home range size have reduced heterozygosity compared to their counterparts. {O}ur results allow to identify priority felid species vulnerable to loss of genetic diversity for further conservation studies, and provide an insight into the possible genetic consequences of the late {P}leistocene extinctions.},
  keywords = {{P}opulation genetics ; {F}elidae ; {L}ife-history traits ; {P}leistocene ; extinctions ; {M}icrosatellite},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iodiversity and {C}onservation},
  volume = {30},
  numero = {},
  pages = {519--546},
  ISSN = {0960-3115},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10531-020-02103-5},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080622},
}