1. First insight into genetic diversity of two sympatric marten species between the Alps and Adriatic islandsElena Bužan, Luka Duniš, Tilen Komel, Boštjan Pokorny, Carlos Rodríguez Fernandes, Zoran Marčić, Magda Sindičić, 2026, original scientific article Abstract: Closely related species occupying the same geographical area may exhibit markedly different genetic patterns due to differences in evolutionary history, ecology and behaviour. In this study, a population genetics approach is applied to investigate the genetic structure, diversity, and connectivity of two sympatric carnivore species, i.e., the European pine marten (Martes martes) and the stone marten (Martes foina) in Croatia and Slovenia. We analysed mitochondrial DNA sequences for both species (28 pine marten and 104 stone marten samples, respectively) and additionally investigated nuclear microsatellite markers for 182 stone martens. For stone marten, we found a significant genetic structuring, with pronounced differentiation between island and mainland populations, and a further substructure within the mainland. But no significant isolation by distance was detected (Mantel test, p = 0.15), indicating that differentiation is primarily shaped by island–mainland separation and other geographical discontinuities rather than by distance alone. In contrast, pine marten exhib- ited moderate haplotype diversity and limited spatial resolution due to the smaller sample size. These contrasting patterns underscore species-specific responses to natural geographical barriers and highlight the need to tailor management strategies accordingly.
Keywords: population genetics, martens, haplotype, microsatellites
Published in RUP: 20.05.2026; Views: 340; Downloads: 11
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2. Seed paternity analysis using ssr markers to assess successful pollen donors in mixed olive orchardsGabriela Vuletin Selak, Alenka Baruca Arbeiter, Julián Cuevas, Slavko Perica, Petar Pujic, Marina Raboteg Božiković, Dunja Bandelj, 2021, original scientific article Keywords: Olea europaea L., cultivar 'Oblica', microsatellites, seed paternity assignment, crosscompatibility, self-incompatibility
Published in RUP: 09.11.2021; Views: 3087; Downloads: 62
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3. Inferring population history and demography using microsatellites and major histocompatibility complex genes in european roe deerElena Bužan, Luka Duniš, Urška Gerič, Sandra Potušek, Boštjan Pokorny, 2021, published scientific conference contribution abstract Keywords: microsatellites, major histocompatibility complex, next-generation sequencing, spatial genetic diversity, roe deer
Published in RUP: 04.02.2021; Views: 4148; Downloads: 14
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4. First insights into the population genetic structure and heterozygosity-fitness relationship in roe deer inhabiting the area between the Alps and Dinaric mountainsElena Bužan, Urška Gerič, Sandra Potušek, Katarina Flajšman, Boštjan Pokorny, 2020, original scientific article Keywords: Capreolus capreolus, microsatellites, population structure, heterozygosity, fragmentation, body mass, reproductive potential
Published in RUP: 07.12.2020; Views: 3567; Downloads: 41
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5. Genetic variability, relatedness and reproductive spatial behavior in two highly abundant ungulate speciesAja Bončina, Laura Iacolina, Sandra Potušek, Boštjan Pokorny, Elena Bužan, 2020, published scientific conference contribution abstract Keywords: ungulates, genetic variability, microsatellites, population manegament
Published in RUP: 09.10.2020; Views: 8116; Downloads: 49
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6. An improved method for high-quality DNA extraction from olive embryos - plant tissue rich in polyphenols and polysaccharidesGabriela Vuletin Selak, Alenka Baruca Arbeiter, Slavko Perica, Tea Knap, Tatjana Klepo, Dunja Bandelj, 2018, published scientific conference contribution abstract Keywords: Olea europaea, microsatellites, DNA extraction, paternity analysis, self-compatibility, cross-compatibility
Published in RUP: 02.04.2020; Views: 4324; Downloads: 193
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8. Historical origin of the chamois in the northern Dinaric Mountains revealed by DNA from old trophy samplesElena Bužan, Toni Safner, Sandra Potušek, Andrea Rezić, Magda Sindičić, Nikica Šprem, 2018, published scientific conference contribution abstract Keywords: Rupicapra rupicapra, old trophy samples, historical origin, microsatellites
Published in RUP: 30.03.2018; Views: 7227; Downloads: 118
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9. Evolution and systematics of polyploid Nigritella (Orchidaceae)Mikael Hedrén, Richard Lorenz, Herwig Teppner, Branko Dolinar, Cesario Giotta, Norbert Griebl, Sven Hansson, Ulrich Heidtke, Erich Klein, Giorgio Perazza, David Ståhlberg, Boštjan Surina, 2018, original scientific article Keywords: Nigritella, Vanilla Orchids, Orchidaceae, phytogeography, populations genetics, Dinaric southeastern Calcareous Alps, plastid DNAAADolomites, microsatellites, plastid DNA
Published in RUP: 12.03.2018; Views: 5571; Downloads: 246
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