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dc.contributor.authorWallen, Johan
dc.contributor.authorStatham, Mark J.
dc.contributor.authorÅgren, Eirik
dc.contributor.authorIsomursu, Marja
dc.contributor.authorFlagstad, Øystein
dc.contributor.authorBjørneboe-Berg, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorSacks, Benjamin N.
dc.contributor.authorNorén, Karin
dc.coverage.spatialFennoscandianb_NO
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-11T10:42:18Z
dc.date.available2019-07-11T10:42:18Z
dc.date.created2019-01-24T12:42:36Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationBiological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2018, 124 (4), 621-632.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn0024-4066
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2604942
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding the response of boreal species to past climate warming can help to predict future responses to climate change. In the Northern Hemisphere, the distribution and abundance of northern populations have been influenced by previous glaciations. In this study, we investigated the population history of the Fennoscandian red fox (Vulpes vulpes), which is a generalist carnivore currently undergoing range expansion in the tundra ecosystem. By analysing a 696 bp sequence of the mitochondrial DNA (N = 259) and two Y chromosome-specific microsatellite loci (N = 120), we specifically investigated where the red fox survived the Last Glacial Maximum and how Fennoscandia was recolonized. There was high genetic continuity across most of Fennoscandia, and we identified at least two recolonization pathways: one from continental Europe and one from the northeast (Siberia). Mitochondrial haplotype diversity displayed a significant decline with increasing latitude, consistent with expectations of unidirectional colonization. Each region displayed signatures of recent demographic and/or range expansions. For Finland, an additional recolonization route was suggested from the mismatch distribution analysis and identification of novel haplotypes. We concluded that, as with many boreal generalist species, the Fennoscandian red fox originates from multiple refugia, suggesting that it has benefited from diverse evolutionary histories, potentially enhancing its tolerance to different habitat conditions.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.subjectboreal invasionnb_NO
dc.subjectclimate changenb_NO
dc.subjectphylogeographynb_NO
dc.titleMultiple recolonization routes towards the north: Population history of the Fennoscandian red fox (Vulpes vulpes)nb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionnb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber621-632nb_NO
dc.source.volume124nb_NO
dc.source.journalBiological Journal of the Linnean Societynb_NO
dc.source.issue4nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/biolinnean/bly060
dc.identifier.cristin1664371
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cristin.unitnameAvdeling for terrestrisk økologi
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