Assessment of genetic diversity, population structure and wolf-dog hybridisation in the Eastern Romanian Carpathian wolf population

Abstract The Carpathian Mountains have been constantly inhabited by grey wolves and present one of the largest distribution areas in Europe, comprising between 2300 and 2700 individuals in Romania. To date, however, relatively little is known about the Romanian wolf population. We aimed to provide a...

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Main Authors: Anne Jarausch, Alina von Thaden, Teodora Sin, Andrea Corradini, Mihai I. Pop, Silviu Chiriac, Andrea Gazzola, Carsten Nowak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48741-x