caa a22 4500 445857048 CHVBK 20180317145431.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10592-009-9982-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10592-009-9982-1 Genetic assessment, illegal trafficking and management of the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise in Southern Spain and Northern Africa [Elektronische Daten] [María Salinas, Laura Altet, Cristina Clavel, Ramón Almela, Alejandro Bayón, Isabel Burguete, Armand Sánchez] Wild populations of many species are declining as a result of habitat destruction and climate change but also through the over-collection for wild meat and the pet trade. With a long history of trade around the Mediterranean, populations of the spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca graeca) have become highly disturbed. In this study we utilise a molecular approach to investigate the diversity, population admixture and structure of T. g. graeca populations in northern Africa and southern Spain, as well as to obtain an insight into the origin of newly established populations in the south of Europe. We infer this from the sequencing of two partial regions of the mitochondria (12s rRNA+cyt b) and genotyping at 16 microsatellite markers in 448 tortoises. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that Spanish populations were founded from North Africa, the consequence of multiple introductions or exchanges in genetic material as a result of trans-oceanic dispersal. Despite the trade of individuals between both sides of the Gibraltar Strait, our analysis of population structure showed clear differences between both the African and European populations, suggesting an incipient evolutionary lineage in southeast of Spain. As such, these populations possess unique genetic identities and should be treated as different management units. Surprisingly, the genetic data identified a great deal of diversity contained within pet (captive) stock and also allowed us to infer hybrids among individuals with another species of terrestrial tortoise from northern Spain (T. hermanni hermanni). Additionally, our results provide insight into the local movement and trade of individuals that has occurred around the Mediterranean basin (between northern Africa and southern Spain) and as such provides guidance for the effective management of T. g. graeca captive stock and the illegal trafficking. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2009 Endangered species nationallicence Conservation nationallicence Illegal movement nationallicence Species management plan nationallicence Testudinidae nationallicence Testudo graeca nationallicence Salinas María Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain aut Altet Laura Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain aut Clavel Cristina Dpto de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain aut Almela Ramón Dpto de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain aut Bayón Alejandro Dpto de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain aut Burguete Isabel Dpto de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain aut Sánchez Armand Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain aut Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/1(2011-02-01), 1-13 1566-0621 12:1<1 2011 12 10592 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9982-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9982-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Salinas María Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Altet Laura Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Clavel Cristina Dpto de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Almela Ramón Dpto de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bayón Alejandro Dpto de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Burguete Isabel Dpto de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sánchez Armand Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/1(2011-02-01), 1-13 1566-0621 12:1<1 2011 12 10592 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer