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Title: Genetic Diversity Analysis of Mitochondrial Cytb Gene, Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Protected Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) from Serbia
Authors: Davidović, Slobodan
Marinković, Saša
Kukobat, Mila
Mihajlović, Milica 
Tanasić, Vanja
Hribšek, Irena
Tanasković, Marija
Stamenković-Radak, Marina 
Keywords: Griffon vulture;Cytb;Population genetics;Conservation;Balkan Peninsula;Endangered species
Issue Date: 22-Jan-2022
Rank: M21
Publisher: MDPI: Basel, Switzerland,
Journal: Life
Abstract: 
Once a widespread and common species across the region of southeast Europe, the Griffon vulture is now confined to small and isolated populations across the Balkan Peninsula. The population from Serbia with 290 couples represents its biggest and most viable population that can serve as an important reservoir of genetic diversity from which the birds can be used for the region’s reintroduction or recolonization programs. To estimate the level of genetic diversity, the mitochondrial Cytb gene from 58 unrelated birds sampled during the marking in the nests was sequenced and compared to the homologous Griffon vulture sequences available in publicly accessible online databases. Phylogeographic analysis based on Cytb sequences showed that the most frequent haplotype is found in all Griffon vulture populations and that each population possesses private haplotypes. Our data suggest that the Griffon vulture population from Serbia should be used as a source population for restocking and reintroduction programs in the region. The observed genetic differentiation between the populations from the Iberian and Balkan Peninsulas suggest that the introduction of foreign birds from remote populations should be avoided and that birds from indigenous or neighboring populations, if available, should be used instead.
URI: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4542
ISSN: 2075-1729
DOI: 10.3390/life12020164
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