[en] The Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and the Pyrenees and classified as “vulnerable” by the IUCN. The aims of this PhD thesis, part of a National Action Plan, were to improve the knowledge on this species by the development of molecular tools (species identification by sequencing of a fragment of the cytochrome b gene and by RFLP, creation and amplification of polymorphic microsatellites). A genetic structure of three populations associated with low levels of genetic diversity has been evidenced in the French Pyrenees. In addition, the molecular analysis of its diet (COI gene) has allowed to identify its foraging areas and an individual survey on a stretch of river has revealed long distance movements unsuspected before. These results may direct conservation measures for this species.
Research Center/Unit :
Unité de génétique de la conservation Laboratoire de Comportement et écologie de la faune sauvage (C.E.F.S. - I.N.R.A., France)
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Gillet, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Form. doct. sc. (biol. orga. & écol. - Bologne)
Language :
French
Title :
Génétique et biologie de la conservation du desman des Pyrénées (Galemys pyrenaicus) en France
Alternative titles :
[en] Conservation genetics and biology of the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) in France
Defense date :
07 July 2015
Number of pages :
228
Institution :
ULiège - Université de Liège Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
Degree :
Doctorat en Sciences
Promotor :
Michaux, Johan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Laboratoire de génétique de la conservation
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