A5076955922- Marine animal studies overview
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Marine and environmental studies
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
University of Gdańsk
2023
Polish Academy of Sciences
2020-2023
Museum and Institute of Zoology
2020-2023
University of Lincoln
2013-2021
Durham University
2011-2014
Natural History Museum Aarhus
2013
University of Copenhagen
2013
Flinders University
2013
United Arab Emirates University
2013
Understanding the evolution of diversity and resulting systematics in marine systems is confounded by lack clear boundaries oceanic habitats, especially for highly mobile species like mammals. Dolphin populations sibling often show differentiation between coastal offshore similar to pelagic/littoral or benthic seen some fish. Here we test hypothesis that lineages within polytypic genus Tursiops track past changes environment reflecting ecological drivers facilitated habitat release. We used...
Ecosystem function and resilience is determined by the interactions independent contributions of individual species. Apex predators play a disproportionately determinant role through their influence dependence on dynamics prey Their demographic fluctuations are thus likely to reflect changes in respective ecological communities habitat. Here, we investigate historical population killer whale based draft nuclear genome data for Northern Hemisphere mtDNA worldwide. We infer relatively stable...
Phylogeographic inference has provided extensive insight into the relative roles of geographical isolation and ecological processes during evolutionary radiations. However, importance cross-lineage admixture in facilitating adaptive radiations is increasingly being recognised, suggested as a main cause phylogenetic uncertainty. In this study, we used double digest RADseq protocol to provide high resolution (~4 Million bp) nuclear phylogeny Delphininae. Phylogenetic group been especially...
European wolf (Canis lupus) populations have suffered extensive decline and range contraction due to anthropogenic culling. In Bulgaria, although wolves are still recovering from a severe demographic bottleneck in the 1970s, hunting is allowed with few constraints. A recent increase pressure has raised concerns regarding long-term viability. We thus carried out comprehensive conservation genetic analysis using microsatellite mtDNA markers. Our results showed high heterozygosity levels...
Abstract The evolution of diversity in the marine ecosystem is poorly understood, given relatively high potential for connectivity, especially highly mobile species such as whales and dolphins. killer whale ( Orcinus orca ) has a worldwide distribution, individual social groups travel over wide geographic range. Even so, regional populations have been shown to be genetically differentiated, including among different foraging specialists (ecotypes) sympatry. Given strong matrifocal structure...
Although a large part of the global domestic dog population is free-ranging and free-breeding, knowledge genetic diversity in these free-breeding dogs (FBDs) their ancestry relations to pure-breed limited, indigenous status FBDs Asia still uncertain. We analyse genome-wide SNP variability across Eurasia, show that they display weak structure are genetically distinct from rather than constituting an admixture breeds. Our results suggest modern European breeds originated locally FBDs. East...
Abstract Despite the scarcity of geographical barriers in ocean environment, delphinid cetaceans often exhibit marked patterns population structure on a regional scale. The European coastline is prime example, with species exhibiting across well‐defined environmental boundaries. Here we undertake comprehensive genetic study common dolphin ( Delphinus delphis , based 492 samples and 15 loci) establish that this shows exceptional panmixia most range. We found differentiation only between...
The evolutionary relationships between extinct and extant lineages provide important insight into species' response to environmental change. grey wolf is among the few Holarctic large carnivores that survived Late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions, responding period's profound changes with loss of distinct phylogeographic shifts, undergoing domestication. We reconstructed global genome-wide patterns in modern wolves, including previously underrepresented Siberian assessed their a genotyped...
Introgressive hybridization between domestic animals and their wild relatives is an indirect form of human-induced evolution, altering gene pools phenotypic traits populations. Although this process well documented in many taxa, its evolutionary consequences are poorly understood. In study, we assess introgression patterns admixed populations Eurasian wolves free-ranging dogs (FRDs), identifying chromosomal regions with significantly overrepresented hybrid ancestry assessing whether genes...
Abstract Domesticated species are often composed of distinct populations differing in the character and strength artificial natural selection pressures, providing a valuable model to study adaptation. In contrast pure-breed dogs that constitute artificially maintained inbred lines, free-ranging typically free-breeding, i.e., unrestrained mate choice. Many traits free-breeding (FBDs) may be under similar sexual conditions wild canids, while relaxation is expected dogs. We used Bayesian...
Social structure plays a crucial role in determining species' dispersal patterns and genetic structure. Cetaceans show diversity of social mating systems, but their effects on are not well known, part because technical difficulties obtaining robust observational data. Here, we combine profiling GIS analysis to identify kin distribution over time space, infer short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). This species is highly social, exhibits weak spatial the Northeast Atlantic...
Abstract Citizen science data are becoming increasingly relevant in wildlife studies, especially when obtaining requires costly logistics. In the Arabian/Persian Gulf, baseline information about cetaceans is scarce despite their regular presence. From 2012 to 2019, a citizen campaign conducted United Arab Emirates (UAE) obtained on 1,292 cetacean sightings. These were methodically validated by experts, resulting 1,103 records where species was confidently assigned. 12 reported, we analyzed...
Comparing the genetic composition of wild animals between geographic regions with distinct environments is common in evolutionary studies. However, can also change through time response to environmental changes but studies examining this are carried out less often. In study, we characterize striped dolphin Mediterranean Sea across both geography and time. We provide genotype data for 15 microsatellite loci 919 bp mtDNA control region, collected over 21 years all main basins. investigated...
Abstract Accurate description of population structure and genetic connectivity is essential for efficient conservation efforts. Along the European coastline, Tursiops truncatus typically shows high site fidelity to relatively small areas, often semi-enclosed waters, but patterns among such areas are poorly understood. In this study, we investigate in Adriatic Sea contiguous Mediterranean, where photo-ID studies suggest occurrence local ‘resident communities’, a complex pattern geographic has...
Abstract Aim In the marine environment, where there are few physical boundaries to gene flow, is often nevertheless intraspecific diversity with consequences for effective conservation and management. Here, we compare two closely related dolphin species a shared distribution in Indian Ocean (IO) better understand biogeographic drivers of their population structure. Location Global oceans seas focus on Taxon Tursiops sp. Delphinus Methods Bayesian, ordination, assignment, statistical...
Abstract Skull shape analysis provides useful information on wildlife ecology and potential local adaptations. Common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) often differentiate between coastal offshore populations worldwide, skull analyses can be particularly in this context. Here we quantify variation from the Gulf of Guayaquil (Ecuador) Mediterranean Sea, compared to specimens multiple oceans. We analysed differences using 3D models museum through geometric morphometrics (3DGM). Two...