Comparative phylogeography of two African carnivorans presumably introduced into Europe: Disentangling natural versus human-mediated dispersal across the Strait of Gibraltar

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 341-358

  Gaubert, Philippe ^a   Machordom, Annie ^b   Morales, Arturo ^c   López Bao, José Vicente ^d   Veron, Géraldine ^a   Amin, Mohammad ^e,f   Barros, Tânia ^g   Basuony, Mohammad ^f   Djagoun, Chabi Adéyèmi Marc Sylvestre ^h   San, Emmanuel Do Linh ⁱ   Fonseca, Carlos ^g   Geffen, Eli ^j   Ozkurt, Sakir Onder ^k   Cruaud, Corinne ^l   Couloux, Arnaud ^l   Palomares, Francisco ^d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^e SINAI UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^f Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^j TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^k AHI EVRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^l CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

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Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Coalescence; Comparative phylogeography; Genetta genetta; Herpestes ichneumon; Introduction; Mediterranean Basin; Mitochondrial DNA; North Africa; Transmarine dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARNIVORE; CLADISTICS; COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPERSAL; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAST GLACIATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; RANGE EXPANSION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANDALUCIA; CATALONIA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; SPAIN; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

CARNIVORA; GENETTA GENETTA; HERPESTES ICHNEUMON;

EID: 78751477113     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02406.x     Document Type: Article

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