• Coat Polymorphism in Eurasian Lynx: Adaptation to Environment or Phylogeographic Legacy? 

      Darul, Romane; Gavashelishvili, Alexander; Saveljev, Alexander P.; Seryodkin, Ivan V.; Linnell, John Durrus; Okarma, Henryk; Bagrade, Guna; Ornicans, Aivars; Ozolins, Janis; Männil, Peep; Khorozyan, Igor; Melovski, Dime; Stojanov, Aleksandar; Trajçe, Aleksandër; Hoxha, Bledi; Dvornikov, Mikhail G.; Galsandorj, Naranbaatar; Okhlopkov, Innokentiy; Mamuchadze, Jimsher; Yarovenko, Yuriy A.; Akkiev, Muzigit I.; Sulamanidze, Giorgi; Kochiashvili, Vazha; Şahin, Mehmet Kürşat; Trepet, Sergey A.; Pkhitikov, Alim B.; Farhadinia, Mohammad S.; Godoy, Jose A.; Jászay, Tomáš; Ratkiewicz, Mirosław; Schmidt, Krzysztof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We studied the relationship between the variability and contemporary distribution of pelage phenotypes in one of most widely distributed felid species and an array of environmental and demographic conditions. We collected ...
    • Whole-genome resequencing of temporally stratified samples reveals substantial loss of haplotype diversity in the highly inbred Scandinavian wolf population 

      Viluma, Agnese; Flagstad, Øystein; Åkesson, Mikael; Wikenros, Camilla; Sand, Håkan; Wabakken, Petter; Ellegren, Hans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Genetic drift can dramatically change allele frequencies in small populations and lead to reduced levels of genetic diversity, including loss of segregating variants. However, there is a shortage of quantitative studies ...