caa a22 4500 445857978 CHVBK 20180317145434.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10592-011-0230-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10592-011-0230-0 Population structure and genetic diversity of red deer ( Cervus elaphus ) in forest fragments in north-western France [Elektronische Daten] [S. Dellicour, A. Frantz, M. Colyn, S. Bertouille, F. Chaumont, M. Flamand] Red deer have been subjected to anthropogenic interference for many centuries. Most populations are managed according to hunting schedules, some have been kept long-term in enclosures and other populations have been restocked with foreign deer. The red deer in the Brittany region of north-western France only occupy the largest forests in the region, reaching quite high densities in restricted areas. Here, we aimed to assess the extent of the genetic variability of the populations in four forest fragments and investigate their population genetic structure. We show that, despite relatively large expected heterozygosity values, these geographically isolated populations are genetically impoverished relative to individuals from large continuous forests in other parts of Western Europe. We provide evidence for population genetic structure with large genetic differentiation between geographically close populations, suggesting the absence of effective exchange between the forests. Using samples from the most likely source population, we show that at least two populations were non-indigenous. In order to limit further loss of genetic diversity, it should be a management objective to reduce isolation of the different forests, rather than further increase it by fences and hunting practices that could limit free movement of red deer. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011 Cervus elaphus nationallicence Microsatellites nationallicence Conservation genetics nationallicence Population structure nationallicence Assignment tests nationallicence Dellicour S. Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-15, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut Frantz A. NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility-Sheffield, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK aut Colyn M. CNRS-UMR 6553, Université de Rennes 1, Station Biologique, 35380, Paimpont, France aut Bertouille S. Département de l'Etude du Milieu naturel et agricole, Service Public de Wallonie, 23 Avenue Maréchal Juin, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium aut Chaumont F. Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-15, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut Flamand M. Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-15, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/5(2011-10-01), 1287-1297 1566-0621 12:5<1287 2011 12 10592 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0230-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0230-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dellicour S. Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-15, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Frantz A. NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility-Sheffield, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Colyn M. CNRS-UMR 6553, Université de Rennes 1, Station Biologique, 35380, Paimpont, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bertouille S. Département de l'Etude du Milieu naturel et agricole, Service Public de Wallonie, 23 Avenue Maréchal Juin, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chaumont F. Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-15, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Flamand M. Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-15, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/5(2011-10-01), 1287-1297 1566-0621 12:5<1287 2011 12 10592 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer