Museomics and morphological analyses of historical and contemporary peninsular Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus) samples

After centuries of decline and protracted bottlenecks, the peninsular Italian wolf population has naturally recovered. However, an exhaustive comprehension of the effects of such a conservation success is still limited by the reduced availability of historical data. Therefore, in this study, we morp...

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Vydané v:Scientific reports Ročník 15; číslo 1; s. 4232 - 15
Hlavní autori: Fabbri, Elena, Vecchiotti, Antonia, Mattucci, Federica, Velli, Edoardo, Engdal, Vilde Arntzen, Baccetti, Nicola, De Faveri, Adriano, Hulva, Pavel, Bolfíková, Barbora Černá, Saarma, Urmas, Cilli, Elisabetta, Caniglia, Romolo
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: London Nature Publishing Group UK 04.02.2025
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Animal populations
Animals
Apennine Italian wolves
Canis lupus italicus
Conservation
Conservation management
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA - genetics
Genetic analysis
Genetic diversity
Genetic testing
Genetic variability
Genetic variability patterns
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Genotyping
Historical biological samples
Humanities and Social Sciences
Italy
Morphology
multidisciplinary
Museomics
Museums
Petrous Bone - chemistry
Population decline
Population genetics
Population studies
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Wolves - anatomy & histology
Wolves - classification
Wolves - genetics
Italy
Museum collections
Museomics
Historical biological samples
Multilocus genetic profiles
Genetic variability patterns
Apennine Italian wolves
Conservation management
Population genetics
Canis lupus italicus
ISSN:2045-2322, 2045-2322
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Shrnutí:After centuries of decline and protracted bottlenecks, the peninsular Italian wolf population has naturally recovered. However, an exhaustive comprehension of the effects of such a conservation success is still limited by the reduced availability of historical data. Therefore, in this study, we morphologically and genetically analyzed historical and contemporary wolf samples, also exploiting the optimization of an innovative bone DNA extraction method, to describe the morphological variability of the subspecies and its genetic diversity during the last 30 years. We obtained high amplification and genotyping success rates for tissue, blood and also petrous bone DNA samples. Multivariate, clustering and variability analyses confirmed that the Apennine wolf population is genetically and morphologically well-distinguishable from both European wolves and dogs, with no natural immigration from other populations, while its genetic variability has remained low across the last three decades, without significant changes between historical and contemporary specimens. This study highlights the scientific value of well-maintained museum collections, demonstrates that petrous bones represent reliable DNA sources, and emphasizes the need to genetically long-term monitor the dynamics of peculiar wolf populations to ensure appropriate conservation management actions.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-84319-x