A5000690566- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- International Environmental Law and Policies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
University of Primorska
2021-2023
Research Institute for Nature and Forest
2023
University of Zagreb
2022
The European Observatory of Wildlife (EOW) as part the ENETWILD project, aims to improve capacity for monitoring wildlife populations, implementing international standards data collection, providing guidance on density estimation, and finally, promote collaborative, open networks develop monitoring, initially focusing terrestrial wild mammals. This report presents estimates species that are widely distributed (wild boar (Sus scrofa), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red (Cervus elaphus)) by...
Disease control and containment in free-ranging populations is one of the greatest challenges wildlife management. Despite importance major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes for immune response, an assessment diversity occurrence these still rare European roe deer, most abundant widespread large mammal Europe. Therefore, we examined immunogenetic variation deer Slovenia to identify species adaptation by comparing genetic MHC with data on neutral microsatellites. We found ten DRB...
Abstract Habitat fragmentation and loss have contributed significantly to the demographic decline of European wildcat populations hybridization with domestic cats poses a threat genetic purity species. In this study we used microsatellite markers analyse variation structure from area between Dinaric Alps Scardo-Pindic mountains in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia North Macedonia. We also investigated hybridisation wildcats area. One hundred thirteen samples free-leaving thirty-two were analysed....
Abstract The European Observatory of Wildlife EOW, as part the ENETWILD project, represents a collaborative network that has been operating since 2021 to develop and implement standardized protocols obtain harmonized data on distribution density target mammal species. In so doing, EOW aims at contributing improving quality are available for wildlife management risk assessment scale. This report describes activities carried out during 2023 campaign, which was joined by total 30 organizations...
Abstract Habitat fragmentation and loss have contributed significantly to the demographic decline of European wildcat populations hybridization with domestic cats poses a threat genetic purity species. In this study we used microsatellite markers analyse variation structure from area between Dinaric Alps Scardo-Pindic mountains in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia North Macedonia. We also investigated hybridisation wildcats area. One hundred thirteen samples free-leaving thirty-two were analysed....
Abstract In mainland Europe, mouflon were first introduced in the 18th and 19th centuries, mainly Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary. early 20th century, Croatia, while all introductions Slovenia occurred 1950s 1960s. Since introduction, populations both countries have remained largely stable, with occasional declines increases some areas. Due to several up-following introduction events, also using individuals unknown origin, genetic pool of species might be very admixed;...
Abstract In the early twentieth century, European mouflon was introduced in Croatia, while all introductions Slovenia occurred 1950s and 1960s. Although majority of were historically documented, occasional cases involving individuals unknown origin have likely contributed to a mixed genetic pool established colonies. To understand impact past management potential founder effects on contemporary populations, we performed first study species these two countries. Utilising next-generation...
In Europe, the Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) was on brink of extinction in 19th century. Therefore, different conservation measures were implemented, and several reintroductions made arc, starting from only surviving population Gran Paradiso, Italy. An extreme historical bottleneck additional have strongly shaped genetic make-up recent populations, resulting significant drift profound inbreeding across species range. To support science-based actions, molecular methods been increasingly used....
Abstract Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are widely recognised as valuable markers for wildlife genetic studies given their extreme polymorphism and functional importance in fitness-related traits. Newly developed genotyping methods, which rely on the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS), gradually replacing traditional cloning Sanger methods MHC studies. Allele calling NGS remains challenging due to locus multiplication coupled with allele amplification bias generation...
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are widely recognised as valuable markers for wildlife genetic studies given their extreme polymorphism and functional importance in fitness-related traits. Newly developed genotyping methods, which rely on the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS), gradually replacing traditional cloning Sanger methods MHC studies. Allele calling NGS remains challenging due to locus multiplication coupled with allele amplification bias generation artificial...