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
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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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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 .

TY  - GEN
AU  - Peshev, Hristo
AU  - Grozdanov, Atanas
AU  - Kmetova–Biro, Elena
AU  - Ivanov, Ivelin
AU  - Tsiakiris, Rigas
AU  - Marin, Simeon
AU  - Marinković, Saša
AU  - Sušić, Goran
AU  - Lisichanets, Emanuel
AU  - Hribšek, Irena
AU  - Karić, Zoran
AU  - Kapelj, Sven
AU  - Bonchev, Lachezar
AU  - Stoynov, Emilian
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/73774/
UR  - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC8426316
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4495
AB  - This is a corrigendum of the article Peshev et al. (2021). Due to a software malfunction during the data processing, the values in Table 4, columns 4-5 are incorrect. The correct values are given here in Table 1. The correct values must be taken in consideration also in the text, describing the results of Table 3 in the section "Defining vulture key zones in the Balkan Peninsula 1-7" and in the Abstract, where the sum of these values is included and is now corrected as follows: "The total home range 95% area of the Griffon Vulture population on the Balkans was estimated at 20,206.88 km2 and the 50% core area at 851.73 km2 (n = 48)." In the section "Defining vulture key zones in the Balkan Peninsula" corrections were made in the numbers of tracked birds as follows: 3. Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park - corrected to "based on the location data of a total of 12 tracked birds.)"; 4. Eastern Balkan Mountain - corrected to "based on the location data of a total of 9 tracked birds)"; 6. Eastern Rhodopes - corrected to "(based on the location data of a total of 22 tracked birds)";
PB  - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers
T2  - Biodiversity Data Journal
T2  - Biodiversity Data Journal
T1  - Corrigendum: New insight into spatial ecology of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) on the Balkans provides opportunity for focusing conservation actions for a threatened social scavenger
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Peshev, H., Grozdanov, A., Kmetova–Biro, E., Ivanov, I., Tsiakiris, R., Marin, S., Marinković, S., Sušić, G., Lisichanets, E., Hribšek, I., Karić, Z., Kapelj, S., Bonchev, L.,& Stoynov, E.. (2021). Corrigendum: New insight into spatial ecology of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) on the Balkans provides opportunity for focusing conservation actions for a threatened social scavenger. in Biodiversity Data Journal
Sofia: Pensoft Publishers., 9, 1-2.
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e73774

Peshev H, Grozdanov A, Kmetova–Biro E, Ivanov I, Tsiakiris R, Marin S, Marinković S, Sušić G, Lisichanets E, Hribšek I, Karić Z, Kapelj S, Bonchev L, Stoynov E. Corrigendum: New insight into spatial ecology of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) on the Balkans provides opportunity for focusing conservation actions for a threatened social scavenger. in Biodiversity Data Journal. 2021;9:1-2.
doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e73774 .

Peshev, Hristo, Grozdanov, Atanas, Kmetova–Biro, Elena, Ivanov, Ivelin, Tsiakiris, Rigas, Marin, Simeon, Marinković, Saša, Sušić, Goran, Lisichanets, Emanuel, Hribšek, Irena, Karić, Zoran, Kapelj, Sven, Bonchev, Lachezar, Stoynov, Emilian, "Corrigendum: New insight into spatial ecology of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) on the Balkans provides opportunity for focusing conservation actions for a threatened social scavenger" in Biodiversity Data Journal, 9 (2021):1-2,
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e73774 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Peshev, Hristo
AU  - Grozdanov, Atanas
AU  - Kmetova-Biro, Elena
AU  - Ivanov, Ivelin
AU  - Stoyanov, Georgi
AU  - Tsiakiris, Rigas
AU  - Marin, Simeon
AU  - Marinković, Saša
AU  - Sušić, Goran
AU  - Lisichanets, Emanuel
AU  - Hribšek, Irena
AU  - Karić, Zoran
AU  - Kapelj, Sven
AU  - Bonchev, Lachezar
AU  - Stoynov, Emilian
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/71100/
UR  - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC8405602
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4478
AB  - The knowledge in the behaviour and movement of endangered species is of key importance for the precise targeting and assessing the efficiency of nature conservation actions, especially considering vultures, which explore vast areas to locate ephemeral and unpredictable food resources. Therefore, a total of 51 Griffon Vultures (Gypsfulvus) from both the re-introduced population and the autochthonous Balkan Peninsula (Balkans) colonies have been tagged with GPS/GSM transmitters in recent years, in order to study their seasonal and spatial distribution. The current study presents the analysis of the high-resolution GPS location data, acquired between January 2016 and March 2021. A total of 1,138,383 locations (an average number of 23,716 ± 18,886 positions per bird, ranged between 2,515 and 76,431 of total fixes per bird; n=48) were used to estimate the home range size and identify the traditional foraging areas and roosting sites of the birds during the wintering, migration/roaming and summering periods. Our results reveal that Griffon Vultures movement activity and home range size varied considerably throughout the annual cycle, especially between their wintering and summering grounds, while exhibiting significant overlapping amongst the tracked individuals. Specifically, immature Griffon Vultures travel long distances across all Balkan Peninsula countries, but always gather with conspecifics, showing strong fidelity to active breeding/roosting sites. The total home range 95% area of the Griffon Vulture population on the Balkans was estimated at 39,986.4 km² and the 50% core area at 1,545.42 km² (n = 48). All tracked birds were found to either visit or frequently use (> 95% of the time) the same seven vulture key zones on the Balkan Peninsula - one in Serbia, one shared between North Macedonia and Bulgaria, one shared between Bulgaria and Greece, two entirely lying in Bulgaria, one in western Greece and one shared between Kvarner Archipelago islands in Croatia and the Julian Alps - Italy, Austria and Slovenia. Several smaller sub-zones were also defined within these general ones. The seven key zones form a coherent network and are used as stepping stones for Griffon Vultures during their migration movements and roaming, but also wintering and summering. The observed concentration tendency of Griffon Vultures on the Balkans and the predictability of their temporal and spatial presence should be used to precisely target, address and substantially increase the efficiency of the conservation measures in this marginal and, thus, still vulnerable meta-population.
T2  - Biodiversity Data Journal
T1  - New insight into spatial ecology of Griffon Vulture (Gypsfulvus) on the Balkans provides opportunity for focusing conservation actions for a threatened social scavenger.
VL  - 9
DO  - 10.3897/BDJ.9.e71100
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Peshev, H., Grozdanov, A., Kmetova-Biro, E., Ivanov, I., Stoyanov, G., Tsiakiris, R., Marin, S., Marinković, S., Sušić, G., Lisichanets, E., Hribšek, I., Karić, Z., Kapelj, S., Bonchev, L.,& Stoynov, E.. (2021). New insight into spatial ecology of Griffon Vulture (Gypsfulvus) on the Balkans provides opportunity for focusing conservation actions for a threatened social scavenger.. in Biodiversity Data Journal, 9, e71100.
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e71100

Peshev H, Grozdanov A, Kmetova-Biro E, Ivanov I, Stoyanov G, Tsiakiris R, Marin S, Marinković S, Sušić G, Lisichanets E, Hribšek I, Karić Z, Kapelj S, Bonchev L, Stoynov E. New insight into spatial ecology of Griffon Vulture (Gypsfulvus) on the Balkans provides opportunity for focusing conservation actions for a threatened social scavenger.. in Biodiversity Data Journal. 2021;9:e71100.
doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e71100 .

Peshev, Hristo, Grozdanov, Atanas, Kmetova-Biro, Elena, Ivanov, Ivelin, Stoyanov, Georgi, Tsiakiris, Rigas, Marin, Simeon, Marinković, Saša, Sušić, Goran, Lisichanets, Emanuel, Hribšek, Irena, Karić, Zoran, Kapelj, Sven, Bonchev, Lachezar, Stoynov, Emilian, "New insight into spatial ecology of Griffon Vulture (Gypsfulvus) on the Balkans provides opportunity for focusing conservation actions for a threatened social scavenger." in Biodiversity Data Journal, 9 (2021):e71100,
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e71100 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dobrev, Dobromir
AU  - Tsiakiris, Rigas
AU  - Skartsi, Theodora
AU  - Dobrev, Vladimir
AU  - Arkumarev, Volen
AU  - Stara, Kalliopi
AU  - Stamenov, Anton
AU  - Probonas, Nikos
AU  - Kominos, Theodoros
AU  - Galanaki, Antonia
AU  - Kret, Elzbieta
AU  - Hallmann, Ben
AU  - Grubač, Bratislav
AU  - Sušić, Goran
AU  - Marinković, Saša
AU  - Hribšek, Irena
AU  - Skorić, Stefan
AU  - Jerrentrup, Hans
AU  - Lucić, Vedran
AU  - Kapelj, Sven
AU  - Stoyanov, Georgi
AU  - Zakkak, Sylvia
AU  - Hristov, Hristo
AU  - Stoychev, Stoycho
AU  - Sidiropoulos, Lavrentis
AU  - Bino, Taulant
AU  - Demerdzhiev, Dimitar
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0959270921000198/type/journal_article
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4441
AB  - The Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus is a large Palearctic, Indohimalayan and Afrotropical Old-World vulture. The species’ range is vast, encompassing territories from the Pyrenees to the Himalayas. We reviewed and analysed a long-term data set for Griffon Vulture in the Balkans to estimate the change in its population size and range between 1980 and 2019. After a large historical decline, the Griffon Vulture population slightly increased in the last 39 years (λ = 1.02) and reached 445–565 pairs in 2019. We recorded a gradual increase of Griffon Vulture subpopulations in Serbia (λ = 1.08 ± 0.003), Bulgaria (λ = 1.08 ± 0.003) and Croatia (λ = 1.05 ± 0.005) and steep to a moderate decline of the species subpopulations in Greece (λ = 0.88 ± 0.005) and North Macedonia (λ = 0.94 ± 0.01). However, species range contracted to half of its former range in the same period. It occurred in 42 UTM squares in the 1980–1990 period and only 20 UTM squares between 2011 and 2019 and concentrated into three source subpopulations in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Croatia. Following reintroductions of the Griffon Vulture in Bulgaria, new colonies were formed at three novel localities after 2010. Regular movements of individuals between the different subpopulations exist nowadays. Therefore, preservation of both current and former core areas used for breeding and roosting is essential for species conservation in the region. However, the Griffon Vulture still faces severe threats and risk of local extinction. Various hazards such as poisoning, collision with energy infrastructure, disturbance and habitat alteration are depleting the status of the Balkan population and its full recovery. Further studies should analyse age-specific survival and mortality, recruitment, genetic relatedness, spatial use to inform the viability of this population in the future.
PB  - Cambridge University Press
T2  - Bird Conservation International
T1  - Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review
DO  - 10.1017/S0959270921000198
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dobrev, Dobromir and Tsiakiris, Rigas and Skartsi, Theodora and Dobrev, Vladimir and Arkumarev, Volen and Stara, Kalliopi and Stamenov, Anton and Probonas, Nikos and Kominos, Theodoros and Galanaki, Antonia and Kret, Elzbieta and Hallmann, Ben and Grubač, Bratislav and Sušić, Goran and Marinković, Saša and Hribšek, Irena and Skorić, Stefan and Jerrentrup, Hans and Lucić, Vedran and Kapelj, Sven and Stoyanov, Georgi and Zakkak, Sylvia and Hristov, Hristo and Stoychev, Stoycho and Sidiropoulos, Lavrentis and Bino, Taulant and Demerdzhiev, Dimitar",
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abstract = "The Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus is a large Palearctic, Indohimalayan and Afrotropical Old-World vulture. The species’ range is vast, encompassing territories from the Pyrenees to the Himalayas. We reviewed and analysed a long-term data set for Griffon Vulture in the Balkans to estimate the change in its population size and range between 1980 and 2019. After a large historical decline, the Griffon Vulture population slightly increased in the last 39 years (λ = 1.02) and reached 445–565 pairs in 2019. We recorded a gradual increase of Griffon Vulture subpopulations in Serbia (λ = 1.08 ± 0.003), Bulgaria (λ = 1.08 ± 0.003) and Croatia (λ = 1.05 ± 0.005) and steep to a moderate decline of the species subpopulations in Greece (λ = 0.88 ± 0.005) and North Macedonia (λ = 0.94 ± 0.01). However, species range contracted to half of its former range in the same period. It occurred in 42 UTM squares in the 1980–1990 period and only 20 UTM squares between 2011 and 2019 and concentrated into three source subpopulations in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Croatia. Following reintroductions of the Griffon Vulture in Bulgaria, new colonies were formed at three novel localities after 2010. Regular movements of individuals between the different subpopulations exist nowadays. Therefore, preservation of both current and former core areas used for breeding and roosting is essential for species conservation in the region. However, the Griffon Vulture still faces severe threats and risk of local extinction. Various hazards such as poisoning, collision with energy infrastructure, disturbance and habitat alteration are depleting the status of the Balkan population and its full recovery. Further studies should analyse age-specific survival and mortality, recruitment, genetic relatedness, spatial use to inform the viability of this population in the future.",
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Dobrev, D., Tsiakiris, R., Skartsi, T., Dobrev, V., Arkumarev, V., Stara, K., Stamenov, A., Probonas, N., Kominos, T., Galanaki, A., Kret, E., Hallmann, B., Grubač, B., Sušić, G., Marinković, S., Hribšek, I., Skorić, S., Jerrentrup, H., Lucić, V., Kapelj, S., Stoyanov, G., Zakkak, S., Hristov, H., Stoychev, S., Sidiropoulos, L., Bino, T.,& Demerdzhiev, D.. (2021). Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review. in Bird Conservation International
Cambridge University Press..
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270921000198

Dobrev D, Tsiakiris R, Skartsi T, Dobrev V, Arkumarev V, Stara K, Stamenov A, Probonas N, Kominos T, Galanaki A, Kret E, Hallmann B, Grubač B, Sušić G, Marinković S, Hribšek I, Skorić S, Jerrentrup H, Lucić V, Kapelj S, Stoyanov G, Zakkak S, Hristov H, Stoychev S, Sidiropoulos L, Bino T, Demerdzhiev D. Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review. in Bird Conservation International. 2021;.
doi:10.1017/S0959270921000198 .

Dobrev, Dobromir, Tsiakiris, Rigas, Skartsi, Theodora, Dobrev, Vladimir, Arkumarev, Volen, Stara, Kalliopi, Stamenov, Anton, Probonas, Nikos, Kominos, Theodoros, Galanaki, Antonia, Kret, Elzbieta, Hallmann, Ben, Grubač, Bratislav, Sušić, Goran, Marinković, Saša, Hribšek, Irena, Skorić, Stefan, Jerrentrup, Hans, Lucić, Vedran, Kapelj, Sven, Stoyanov, Georgi, Zakkak, Sylvia, Hristov, Hristo, Stoychev, Stoycho, Sidiropoulos, Lavrentis, Bino, Taulant, Demerdzhiev, Dimitar, "Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review" in Bird Conservation International (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270921000198 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Davidović, Slobodan
AU  - Jelić, Mihailo
AU  - Marinković, Saša
AU  - Mihajlović, Milica
AU  - Tanasić, Vanja
AU  - Hribšek, Irena
AU  - Sušić, Goran
AU  - Dragićević, Milan
AU  - Stamenković-Radak, Marina
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4016
AB  - The Griffon vulture was once a widespread species across the region of Southeast Europe, but it is now endangered and in some parts is completely extinct. In the Balkan Peninsula the largest Griffon vulture inland population inhabits the territory of Serbia. We present, for the first time, the genetic data of this valuable population that could be a source for future reintroduction programs planned in South‑eastern Europe. To characterize the genetic structure of this population we used microsatellite markers from ten loci. Blood samples were collected from 57 chicks directly in the nests during the ongoing monitoring program. We performed a comparative analysis of the obtained data with the existing data from three native populations from French Pyrenees, Croatia, and Israel. We have assessed the genetic differentiation between different native populations and determined the existence of two genetic clusters that differentiate the populations from the Balkan and Iberian Peninsulas. Furthermore, we analysed whether the recent bottleneck events influenced the genetic structure of the populations studied, and we found that all native populations experienced a recent bottleneck event, and that the population of Israel was the least affected. Nevertheless, the parameters of genetic diversity suggest that all analysed populations have retained a similar level of genetic diversity and that the Griffon vulture population from Serbia exhibits the highest value for private alleles. The results of this study suggest that the Griffon vulture populations of the Balkan Peninsula are genetically differentiated from the populations of the Iberian Peninsula, which is an important information for future reintroduction strategies.
PB  - Nature Research
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T1  - Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans
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year = "2020",
abstract = "The Griffon vulture was once a widespread species across the region of Southeast Europe, but it is now endangered and in some parts is completely extinct. In the Balkan Peninsula the largest Griffon vulture inland population inhabits the territory of Serbia. We present, for the first time, the genetic data of this valuable population that could be a source for future reintroduction programs planned in South‑eastern Europe. To characterize the genetic structure of this population we used microsatellite markers from ten loci. Blood samples were collected from 57 chicks directly in the nests during the ongoing monitoring program. We performed a comparative analysis of the obtained data with the existing data from three native populations from French Pyrenees, Croatia, and Israel. We have assessed the genetic differentiation between different native populations and determined the existence of two genetic clusters that differentiate the populations from the Balkan and Iberian Peninsulas. Furthermore, we analysed whether the recent bottleneck events influenced the genetic structure of the populations studied, and we found that all native populations experienced a recent bottleneck event, and that the population of Israel was the least affected. Nevertheless, the parameters of genetic diversity suggest that all analysed populations have retained a similar level of genetic diversity and that the Griffon vulture population from Serbia exhibits the highest value for private alleles. The results of this study suggest that the Griffon vulture populations of the Balkan Peninsula are genetically differentiated from the populations of the Iberian Peninsula, which is an important information for future reintroduction strategies.",
publisher = "Nature Research",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
title = "Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans",
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Davidović, S., Jelić, M., Marinković, S., Mihajlović, M., Tanasić, V., Hribšek, I., Sušić, G., Dragićević, M.,& Stamenković-Radak, M.. (2020). Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. in Scientific Reports
Nature Research., 10(1), 20394.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77342-1

Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. in Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1):20394.
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-77342-1 .

Davidović, Slobodan, Jelić, Mihailo, Marinković, Saša, Mihajlović, Milica, Tanasić, Vanja, Hribšek, Irena, Sušić, Goran, Dragićević, Milan, Stamenković-Radak, Marina, "Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans" in Scientific Reports, 10, no. 1 (2020):20394,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77342-1 . .

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AU  - Mihajlović, Milica
AU  - Tanasić, Vanja
AU  - Hribšek, Irena
AU  - Sušić, Goran
AU  - Dragićević, Milan
AU  - Stamenković-Radak, Marina
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4183
AB  - Table S1. Parameters of genetic diversity calculated per locus per populations including Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test and Garza Williamson index. Legend: N - number of gene copies, A - number of alleles, Ho – observed heterozygosity, He – expected heterozygosity, H-W - test for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, Ae - effective number of alleles, Ar - allelic range, G-W Garza-Williamson index; Table S2. Number of alleles per locus per populations; Table S3. Tables of significant linkage disequilibrium (significance level p=0.0500, corrected using sequential Bonferroni test). Detected linkage disequlibrium is marked with pink colour; Table S1. Effective population sizes estimated for analysed populations. Legend: N - number of individuals in sample, Ne - effective population size; Table S5. Outcomes of AMOVA analysis based on the variability of 10 autosomal loci for different groups of populations.
PB  - Nature Research
T2  - Scientific Reports
T1  - Supplementary tables for the article: Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):20394.
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year = "2020",
abstract = "Table S1. Parameters of genetic diversity calculated per locus per populations including Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test and Garza Williamson index. Legend: N - number of gene copies, A - number of alleles, Ho – observed heterozygosity, He – expected heterozygosity, H-W - test for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, Ae - effective number of alleles, Ar - allelic range, G-W Garza-Williamson index; Table S2. Number of alleles per locus per populations; Table S3. Tables of significant linkage disequilibrium (significance level p=0.0500, corrected using sequential Bonferroni test). Detected linkage disequlibrium is marked with pink colour; Table S1. Effective population sizes estimated for analysed populations. Legend: N - number of individuals in sample, Ne - effective population size; Table S5. Outcomes of AMOVA analysis based on the variability of 10 autosomal loci for different groups of populations.",
publisher = "Nature Research",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
title = "Supplementary tables for the article: Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):20394.",
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Davidović, S., Jelić, M., Marinković, S., Mihajlović, M., Tanasić, V., Hribšek, I., Sušić, G., Dragićević, M.,& Stamenković-Radak, M.. (2020). Supplementary tables for the article: Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):20394.. in Scientific Reports
Nature Research., 10(1), 20394.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4183

Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Supplementary tables for the article: Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):20394.. in Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1):20394.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4183 .

Davidović, Slobodan, Jelić, Mihailo, Marinković, Saša, Mihajlović, Milica, Tanasić, Vanja, Hribšek, Irena, Sušić, Goran, Dragićević, Milan, Stamenković-Radak, Marina, "Supplementary tables for the article: Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):20394." in Scientific Reports, 10, no. 1 (2020):20394,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4183 .

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AU  - Davidović, Slobodan
AU  - Jelić, Mihailo
AU  - Marinković, Saša
AU  - Mihajlović, Milica
AU  - Tanasić, Vanja
AU  - Hribšek, Irena
AU  - Sušić, Goran
AU  - Dragićević, Milan
AU  - Stamenković-Radak, Marina
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4017
AB  - Figure  S1Matrix  of the average number of pairwise differences and Nei's distances detected in native  and  introduced  G.  fulvus  populations  based  on  the  analysis  of  microsatellite  loci.  The  average  number  of  pairwise  differences  between  populations  is  presented  above  diagonal,  the  average  number  of  pairwise  differences  within  the  population  is  presented  diagonal  and  Nei's  distances  are  presented  below  diagonal.  The  average  number  of  pairwise  differences  are  presented in Table 1.; Figure S2 Matrix of pairwise FSTdistances between the G. fulvus population of Serbia and other native  and  introduced  G.  fulvus  populations  based  on  the  analysis  of  10  microsatellite  loci.Statist ically significant FST values are marked with an asterisk (*). Population pairwise FSTvalues are presented in Table 3.; Figure S3 Ln values of probability for the assumed number of genetic clusters. Figure S4   (a) Proportions of inferred STRUCTURE clusters (K=2) from the native and introduced populations.(b) Proportions of the inferred STRUCTURE clusters (K=2) from the individuals.
PB  - Nature Research
T2  - Scientific Reports
T1  - Supplementary figures for the article: Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):20394.
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VL  - 10
SP  - 20394
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4017
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@misc{
author = "Davidović, Slobodan and Jelić, Mihailo and Marinković, Saša and Mihajlović, Milica and Tanasić, Vanja and Hribšek, Irena and Sušić, Goran and Dragićević, Milan and Stamenković-Radak, Marina",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Figure  S1Matrix  of the average number of pairwise differences and Nei's distances detected in native  and  introduced  G.  fulvus  populations  based  on  the  analysis  of  microsatellite  loci.  The  average  number  of  pairwise  differences  between  populations  is  presented  above  diagonal,  the  average  number  of  pairwise  differences  within  the  population  is  presented  diagonal  and  Nei's  distances  are  presented  below  diagonal.  The  average  number  of  pairwise  differences  are  presented in Table 1.; Figure S2 Matrix of pairwise FSTdistances between the G. fulvus population of Serbia and other native  and  introduced  G.  fulvus  populations  based  on  the  analysis  of  10  microsatellite  loci.Statist ically significant FST values are marked with an asterisk (*). Population pairwise FSTvalues are presented in Table 3.; Figure S3 Ln values of probability for the assumed number of genetic clusters. Figure S4   (a) Proportions of inferred STRUCTURE clusters (K=2) from the native and introduced populations.(b) Proportions of the inferred STRUCTURE clusters (K=2) from the individuals.",
publisher = "Nature Research",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
title = "Supplementary figures for the article: Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):20394.",
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Davidović, S., Jelić, M., Marinković, S., Mihajlović, M., Tanasić, V., Hribšek, I., Sušić, G., Dragićević, M.,& Stamenković-Radak, M.. (2020). Supplementary figures for the article: Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):20394.. in Scientific Reports
Nature Research., 10(1), 20394.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4017

Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Supplementary figures for the article: Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):20394.. in Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1):20394.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4017 .

Davidović, Slobodan, Jelić, Mihailo, Marinković, Saša, Mihajlović, Milica, Tanasić, Vanja, Hribšek, Irena, Sušić, Goran, Dragićević, Milan, Stamenković-Radak, Marina, "Supplementary figures for the article: Davidović S, Jelić M, Marinković S, Mihajlović M, Tanasić V, Hribšek I, Sušić G, Dragićević M, Stamenković-Radak M. Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):20394." in Scientific Reports, 10, no. 1 (2020):20394,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4017 .