Preserving genetic integrity in a hybridising world: Are European Wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) in eastern France distinct from sympatric feral domestic cats?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2351-2360

  O'Brien, John ^a   Devillard, Sébastien ^a   Say, Ludovic ^a   Vanthomme, Hadrien ^a   Léger, Francois ^b   Ruette, Sandrine ^b   Pontier, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Bayesian admixture analysis; Conservation genetics; Domestic cats; European Wildcats; Hybridization

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; SYMPATRY; WILD POPULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS;

EID: 70350622724     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9592-8     Document Type: Article

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