TY  - JOUR
AU  - Davidović, Slobodan
AU  - Marinković, Saša
AU  - Kukobat, Mila
AU  - Mihajlović, Milica
AU  - Tanasić, Vanja
AU  - Hribšek, Irena
AU  - Tanasković, Marija
AU  - Stamenković-Radak, Marina
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4751
AB  - 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.
PB  - Basel: MDPI
T2  - Life
T1  - Genetic Diversity Analysis of Mitochondrial Cytb Gene, Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Protected Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) from Serbia
IS  - 2
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/life12020164
SP  - 164
ER  - 

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Davidović, S., Marinković, S., Kukobat, M., Mihajlović, M., Tanasić, V., Hribšek, I., Tanasković, M.,& Stamenković-Radak, M.. (2022). Genetic Diversity Analysis of Mitochondrial Cytb Gene, Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Protected Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) from Serbia. in Life
Basel: MDPI., 12(2), 164.
https://doi.org/10.3390/life12020164

Davidović S, Marinković S, Kukobat M, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Tanasković M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic Diversity Analysis of Mitochondrial Cytb Gene, Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Protected Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) from Serbia. in Life. 2022;12(2):164.
doi:10.3390/life12020164 .

Davidović, Slobodan, Marinković, Saša, Kukobat, Mila, Mihajlović, Milica, Tanasić, Vanja, Hribšek, Irena, Tanasković, Marija, Stamenković-Radak, Marina, "Genetic Diversity Analysis of Mitochondrial Cytb Gene, Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Protected Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) from Serbia" in Life, 12, no. 2 (2022):164,
https://doi.org/10.3390/life12020164 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Davidović, Slobodan
AU  - Jelić, Mihailo
AU  - Marinković, Saša
AU  - Kukobat, Mila
AU  - Mihajlović, Milica
AU  - Tanasić, Vanja
AU  - Hribšek, Irena
AU  - Sušić, Goran
AU  - Dragićević, Milan
AU  - Tanasković, Marija
AU  - Stamenković-Radak, Marina
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4254
AB  - Abstract
Once a widespread 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 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 programs. The available genetic data for this valuable population are scarce and it is necessary to assess its genetic diversity and inbreeding level if the population is going to be used for restocking and reintroduction.
To assess the genetic diversity we used microsatellite markers from ten loci and mitochondrial Cytb nucleotide sequences. The blood samples were collected from 58 unrelated birds during the marking in the nests. We have performed a comparative analysis of newly obtained data on microsatellites and Cytb with existing data. Genetic differentiation analysis between different native populations of French Pyrenees, Croatia and Israel identified two genetic clusters that differentiate populations from the Balkan and Iberian Peninsulas. Genetic diversity analysis based on microsatellites demonstrated similar levels among all populations while analysis of Cytb detected somewhat lower diversity in the population from Serbia. Further analyses demonstrated that all analyzed populations experienced a recent bottleneck event. 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. Considering the serious recent bottleneck event which the population from Serbia experienced we estimated the overall relatedness among the birds from this population. The level of inbreeding was relatively high and on average it was 8,3% while the mean number of relatives for each bird was close to three.
Our data suggest that, even though a relatively high level of inbreeding can be detected among the individual birds, the Griffon vulture population from Serbia can 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 Peninsula suggest that the introduction of foreign birds should be avoided and that local birds should be used instead.
PB  - Novi Sad: Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
C3  - Belgrade BioInformatics Conference 2021: Book of Abstracts; 2021 Jun 21-25; Vinča, Serbia
T1  - Genetic diversity analysis of microsatellites and mitochondrial Cytb gene, relatedness estimates and Cytb phylogeography of protected Griffon vulture species from Serbia
IS  - 1
VL  - 43
SP  - 117
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4254
ER  - 

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author = "Davidović, Slobodan and Jelić, Mihailo and Marinković, Saša and Kukobat, Mila and Mihajlović, Milica and Tanasić, Vanja and Hribšek, Irena and Sušić, Goran and Dragićević, Milan and Tanasković, Marija and Stamenković-Radak, Marina",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Abstract
Once a widespread 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 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 programs. The available genetic data for this valuable population are scarce and it is necessary to assess its genetic diversity and inbreeding level if the population is going to be used for restocking and reintroduction.
To assess the genetic diversity we used microsatellite markers from ten loci and mitochondrial Cytb nucleotide sequences. The blood samples were collected from 58 unrelated birds during the marking in the nests. We have performed a comparative analysis of newly obtained data on microsatellites and Cytb with existing data. Genetic differentiation analysis between different native populations of French Pyrenees, Croatia and Israel identified two genetic clusters that differentiate populations from the Balkan and Iberian Peninsulas. Genetic diversity analysis based on microsatellites demonstrated similar levels among all populations while analysis of Cytb detected somewhat lower diversity in the population from Serbia. Further analyses demonstrated that all analyzed populations experienced a recent bottleneck event. 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. Considering the serious recent bottleneck event which the population from Serbia experienced we estimated the overall relatedness among the birds from this population. The level of inbreeding was relatively high and on average it was 8,3% while the mean number of relatives for each bird was close to three.
Our data suggest that, even though a relatively high level of inbreeding can be detected among the individual birds, the Griffon vulture population from Serbia can 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 Peninsula suggest that the introduction of foreign birds should be avoided and that local birds should be used instead.",
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title = "Genetic diversity analysis of microsatellites and mitochondrial Cytb gene, relatedness estimates and Cytb phylogeography of protected Griffon vulture species from Serbia",
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Davidović, S., Jelić, M., Marinković, S., Kukobat, M., Mihajlović, M., Tanasić, V., Hribšek, I., Sušić, G., Dragićević, M., Tanasković, M.,& Stamenković-Radak, M.. (2021). Genetic diversity analysis of microsatellites and mitochondrial Cytb gene, relatedness estimates and Cytb phylogeography of protected Griffon vulture species from Serbia. in Belgrade BioInformatics Conference 2021: Book of Abstracts; 2021 Jun 21-25; Vinča, Serbia
Novi Sad: Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad., 43(1), 117.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4254

Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Kukobat M, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Tanasković M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity analysis of microsatellites and mitochondrial Cytb gene, relatedness estimates and Cytb phylogeography of protected Griffon vulture species from Serbia. in Belgrade BioInformatics Conference 2021: Book of Abstracts; 2021 Jun 21-25; Vinča, Serbia. 2021;43(1):117.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4254 .

Davidović, Slobodan, Jelić, Mihailo, Marinković, Saša, Kukobat, Mila, Mihajlović, Milica, Tanasić, Vanja, Hribšek, Irena, Sušić, Goran, Dragićević, Milan, Tanasković, Marija, Stamenković-Radak, Marina, "Genetic diversity analysis of microsatellites and mitochondrial Cytb gene, relatedness estimates and Cytb phylogeography of protected Griffon vulture species from Serbia" in Belgrade BioInformatics Conference 2021: Book of Abstracts; 2021 Jun 21-25; Vinča, Serbia, 43, no. 1 (2021):117,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4254 .