Distinguishing the victim from the threat: SNP‐based methods reveal the extent of introgressive hybridization between wildcats and domestic cats in Scotland and inform future in situ and ex situ management options for species restoration

Distinguishing the victim from the threat: SNP‐based methods reveal the extent of introgressive hybridization between wildcats and domestic cats in Scotland and inform future in situ and ex situ management options for species restoration

Abstract The degree of introgressive hybridization between the Scottish wildcat and domestic cat has long been suspected to be advanced. Here, we use a 35‐SNP‐marker test, designed to assess hybridization between wildcat and domestic cat populations in Scotland, to assess a database of 295 wild‐livi...

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Main Authors: Helen V. Senn, Muhammad Ghazali, Jennifer Kaden, David Barclay, Ben Harrower, Ruairidh D. Campbell, David W. Macdonald, Andrew C. Kitchener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
Series:Evolutionary Applications
Subjects:
captive populations
carnivores
conservation management
invasive species
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12720

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https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12720

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