• Backcrossing of a capercaillie × black grouse hybrid male in the wild revealed with molecular marker 

      Kleven, Oddmund; Brøseth, Henrik; Jonassen, Kyrre; Pedersen, Hans Christian (Journal article, 2020)
      The black grouse Lyrurus tetrix and the capercaillie Tetrao urogallus are known to produce hybrids in wild populations. In general, these hybrids are regarded as infertile; however, conclusive evidence that F1-hybrids are ...
    • Genetic characterization of free-ranging Asiatic wild ass in Central Asia as a basis for future conservation strategies 

      Kaczensky, Petra; Kovtun, Ekaterina; Habibrakhmanov, Rustam; Hemami, Mahmoud‑Reza; Khaleghi, Amirhossein; Linnell, John Durrus; Rustamov, Eldar; Sklyarenko, Sergey; Walzer, Chris; Zuther, Steffen; Kuehn, Ralph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Loss of genetic diversity due to drift and inbreeding reduces a population’s ability to respond to environmental change and may result in inbreeding depression. The Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus), regionally also known ...
    • Population genetics of the wolverine in Finland: the road to recovery? 

      Lansink, Gerhardus M.J.; Esparza-Salas, Rodrigo; Joensuu, Maija; Koskela, Anni; Bujnákova, Dominika; Kleven, Oddmund; Flagstad, Øystein; Ollila, Tuomo; Kojola, Ilpo; Aspi, Jouni; Kvist, Lauta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      After decades, even centuries of persecution, large carnivore populations are widely recovering in Europe. Considering the recent recovery of the wolverine (Gulo gulo) in Finland, our aim was to evaluate genetic variation ...