Genetic Structure and Expansion of Golden Jackals

Title:
A European Concern? Genetic Structure and Expansion of Golden Jackals (Canis aureus) in Europe and the Caucasus (2015).
Authors:
Robert Rutkowski, Miha Krofel, Giorgos Giannatos, Duško Ćirović, Peep Männil, Anatoliy M. Volokh, József Lanszki, Miklós Heltai, László Szabó, Ovidiu C. Banea, Eduard Yavruyan, Vahram Hayrapetyan, Natia Kopaliani, Anastasia Miliou, George A. Tryfonopoulos, Petros Lymberakis, Aleksandra Penezić, Giedrė Pakeltytė, Ewa Suchecka, Wiesław Bogdanowicz

Abstract:
In the first continent-wide study of the golden jackal (Canis aureus), we characterised its population genetic structure and attempted to identify the origin of European populations. This provided a unique insight into genetic characteristics of a native carnivore population with rapid large-scale expansion.