@article{fdi:010086038,
  title = {{T}he antique genetic plight of the {M}editerranean monk seal ({M}onachus monachus)},
  author = {{S}almona, {J}. and {D}ayon, {J}. and {L}ecompte, {E}. and {K}aramanlidis, {A}. {A}. and {A}guilar, {A}. and de {L}arrinoa, {P}. {F}. and {P}ires, {R}. and {M}o, {G}. {L}. and {P}anou, {A}. and {A}gnesi, {S}. and {B}orrell, {A}. and {D}anyer, {E}. and {O}eztuerk, {B}. and {T}onay, {A}. {M}. and {A}nestis, {A}. {K}. and {G}onzalez, {L}. {M}. and {D}endrinos, {P}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}isentangling the impact of {L}ate {Q}uaternary climate change from human activities can have crucial implications on the conservation of endangered species. {W}e investigated the population genetics and demography of the {M}editerranean monk seal ({M}onachus monachus), one of the world's most endangered marine mammals, through an unprecedented dataset encompassing historical (extinct) and extant populations from the eastern {N}orth {A}tlantic to the entire {M}editerranean {B}asin. {W}e show that {C}abo {B}lanco ({W}estern {S}ahara/{M}auritania), {M}adeira, {W}estern {M}editerranean (historical range) and {E}astern {M}editerranean regions segregate into four populations. {T}his structure is probably the consequence of recent drift, combined with long-term isolation by distance ({R}-2 = 0.7), resulting from prevailing short-distance (less than 500 km) and infrequent long-distance dispersal (less than 1500 km). {A}ll populations ({M}adeira especially), show high levels of inbreeding and low levels of genetic diversity, seemingly declining since historical time, but surprisingly not being impacted by the 1997 massive die-off in {C}abo {B}lanco. {A}pproximate {B}ayesian {C}omputation analyses support scenarios combining local extinctions and a major effective population size decline in all populations during {A}ntiquity. {O}ur results suggest that the early densification of human populations around the {M}editerranean {B}asin coupled with the development of seafaring techniques were the main drivers of the decline of {M}editerranean monk seals.},
  keywords = {{M}editerranean monk seal ; population decline ; demographic history ; marine ; mammals ; genetic diversity ; isolation by distance ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {MER} {NOIRE} ; {MEDITERRANEEN} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}roceedings of the {R}oyal {S}ociety {B} : {B}iological {S}ciences},
  volume = {289},
  numero = {1981},
  pages = {20220846 [10 ]},
  ISSN = {0962-8452},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1098/rspb.2022.0846},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086038},
}