Genetic structure of a patchily distributed philopatric migrant: implications for management and conservation
Anastasios Bounas, Dimitris Tsaparis, Ron Efrat, Gradimir Gradev, Marco Gustin, Krešimir Mikulić, Airam Rodríguez, Maurizio Sarà, Georgios Kotoulas, Konstantinos Sotiropoulos
This study analyzes genetic structure in Lesser Kestrel populations, finding significant genetic differentiation and bottlenecks in peripheral populations, and suggests management strategies for conservation.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · May 16, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics