A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
The Balkans and the colonization of Europe: the post-glacial range expansion of the wild boar, Sus scrofa
Authors: Alexandri P, Triantafyllidis A, Papakostas S, Chatzinikos E, Platis P, Papageorgiou N, Larson G, Abatzopoulos TJ, Triantaphyllidis C
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Publication year: 2012
Journal: Journal of Biogeography
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
Journal acronym: J BIOGEOGR
Number in series: 4
Volume: 39
Issue: 4
First page : 713
Last page: 723
Number of pages: 11
ISSN: 0305-0270
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02636.x
Abstract
Main conclusions Our data reveal numerous novel and geographically restricted haplotypes in wild boar populations, suggesting the presence of separate refugia in the Balkans. Our analyses support the hypothesis of a postglacial wild boar expansion consistent with the leading edge model, north and west from modern day Greece, and suggest little maternal introgression of Near Eastern and domestic haplotypes into wild Balkan populations.
Main conclusions Our data reveal numerous novel and geographically restricted haplotypes in wild boar populations, suggesting the presence of separate refugia in the Balkans. Our analyses support the hypothesis of a postglacial wild boar expansion consistent with the leading edge model, north and west from modern day Greece, and suggest little maternal introgression of Near Eastern and domestic haplotypes into wild Balkan populations.
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