Not European wildcats, but domestic cats inhabit Tatra National Park

• Autorzy: Zwijacz-Kozica T. , Wazna A. , Munoz-Fuentes V. , Tiesmeyer A. , Cichocki J. , Nowak C.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The European wildcat Felis silvestris silvestris is one of the most endangered mammals in Poland. In 1954, when the Tatra National Park (TNP) was established in the highest part of the Polish Carpathians, the wildcat was considered a rare species but nevertheless present in this region. However, its occurrence was never properly recorded there. The aim of this study was to verify whether wildcats occur in the TNP using genetic methods to distinguish wildcats from domestic cats F. s. catus. Between March and May 2015, hair samples were collected from 40 lure sticks treated with valerian, a cat attractant, in a region of the park with presumed high habitat suitability for wildcats. Neither wildcats nor hybrids with domestic cats were identified using control region haplotype sequencing and analysis of different nuclear markers. However, thirteen samples indicating the presence of the domestic cat in the protected area were collected. The Bayesian clustering analyses of microsatellite and SNP genotypes revealed no evidence for any admixture with wildcats. While our study cannot prove the absence of wildcats in the study area, it strongly suggests that wildcats are at least very rare in the region and a continued rigorous monitoring is recommended.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

European wildcat; Felis silvestris; domestic cat; Felis silvestris catus; genetic monitoring; Tatra National Park

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 65
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.415-421,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Zwijacz-Kozica T.

• Tatrzanski Park Narodowy, Kuznice 1, 34–500 Zakopane, Poland

autor

Wazna A.

• Department of Zoology, University of Zielona Gora, Szafrana 1, 65–516 Zielona Gora, Poland

autor

Munoz-Fuentes V.

• Conservation Genetics Group, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystrasse 12, Gelnhausen 63571, Germany

autor

Tiesmeyer A.

• Conservation Genetics Group, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystrasse 12, Gelnhausen 63571, Germany
• Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 13, Frankfurt am Main 60439, Germany

autor

Cichocki J.

• Department of Zoology, University of Zielona Gora, Szafrana 1, 65–516 Zielona Gora, Poland

autor

Nowak C.

• Conservation Genetics Group, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystrasse 12, Gelnhausen 63571, Germany

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DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2017.65.4.010