The population and landscape genetics of the European badger (Meles meles) in Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorGuerrero, Jimena
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Andrew W.
dc.contributor.authorLavery, John
dc.contributor.authorPresho, Eleanor
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Gavin
dc.contributor.authorCourcier, Emily A.
dc.contributor.authorO’Keeffe, James
dc.contributor.authorFogarty, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorO’Meara, Denise B.
dc.contributor.authorEnsing, Dennis
dc.contributor.authorMcCormick, Carl
dc.contributor.authorBiek, Roman
dc.contributor.authorSkuce, Robin
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Adrian
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-23T15:38:32Z
dc.date.available2021-06-23T15:38:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-12
dc.descriptionPublication history: Accepted - 27 July 2018; Published - 12 September 2018.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe population genetic structure of free-ranging species is expected to reflect landscape-level effects. Quantifying the role of these factors and their relative contribution often has important implications for wildlife management. The population genetics of the European badger (Meles meles) have received considerable attention, not least because the species acts as a potential wildlife reservoir for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in Britain and Ireland. Herein, we detail the most comprehensive population and landscape genetic study of the badger in Ireland to date—comprised of 454 Irish badger samples, genotyped at 14 microsatellite loci. Bayesian and multivariate clustering methods demonstrated continuous clinal variation across the island, with potentially distinct differentiation observed in Northern Ireland. Landscape genetic analyses identified geographic distance and elevation as the primary drivers of genetic differentiation, in keeping with badgers exhibiting high levels of philopatry. Other factors hypothesized to affect gene flow, including earth worm habitat suitability, land cover type, and the River Shannon, had little to no detectable effect. By providing a more accurate picture of badger population structure and the factors effecting it, these data can guide current efforts to manage the species in Ireland and to better understand its role in bTB.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDAFM - Department of Food Agriculture and the Marine, Republic of Ireland; Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland (DAERA-NI)en_US
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12518/300
dc.identifier.citationGuerrero, J., Byrne, A. W., Lavery, J., Presho, E., Kelly, G., Courcier, E. A., O’Keeffe, J., Fogarty, U., O’Meara, D. B., Ensing, D., McCormick, C., Biek, R., Skuce, R. A. and Allen, A. R. (2018) ‘The population and landscape genetics of the European badger (Meles meles ) in Ireland’, Ecology and Evolution, 8(20), pp. 10233–10246. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4498.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758 (electronic)
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4498
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rights© 2018 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_US
dc.subjectdispersalen_US
dc.subjectgene flowen_US
dc.subjectlandscapeen_US
dc.subjectpopulation structureen_US
dc.titleThe population and landscape genetics of the European badger (Meles meles) in Irelanden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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