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Genetic tools in the management of invasive mammals : recent trends and future perspectives (2020)
Journal Article
Browett, S., O'Meara, D., & McDevitt, A. (2020). Genetic tools in the management of invasive mammals : recent trends and future perspectives. Mammal Review, 50(2), 200-210. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12189

1. Invasive non-native species are now considered to be one of the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide. Therefore, efficient and cost-effective management of species invasions requires robust knowledge of their demography, ecology and impacts,... Read More about Genetic tools in the management of invasive mammals : recent trends and future perspectives.

Phylogeographical structure of the pygmy shrew : revisiting the roles of southern and northern refugia in Europe (2020)
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Vega, R., McDevitt, A., Stojak, J., Mishta, A., Wójcik, J., Kryštufek, B., & Searle, J. (2020). Phylogeographical structure of the pygmy shrew : revisiting the roles of southern and northern refugia in Europe. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 129(4), 901-917. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz209

Southern and northern glacial refugia are considered paradigms that explain the complex phylogeographical patterns and processes of European biota. Here, we provide a revisited statistical phylogeographical analysis of the pygmy shrew Sorex minutus L... Read More about Phylogeographical structure of the pygmy shrew : revisiting the roles of southern and northern refugia in Europe.

Fine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach (2020)
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Coscia, I., Wilmes, S., Ironside, J., Goward-Brown, A., O'Dea, E., Malham, S., …Robins, P. (2020). Fine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach. Evolutionary Applications, 13(8), 1854-1867. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12932

Population dynamics of marine species that are sessile as adults are driven by oceanographic dispersal of larvae from spawning to nursery grounds. This is mediated by life-history traits such as the timing and frequency of spawning, larval behaviour... Read More about Fine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach.

Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil (2020)
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Sales, N., Da Cruz Kaizer, M., Coscia, I., Perkins, J., Highlands, A., Boubli, J., …McDevitt, A. (2020). Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Mammal Review, 50(3), 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12183

The application of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding as a biomonitoring tool has greatly increased in the last decade. However, most studies have focused on aquatic macro-organisms in temperate areas (e.g., fishes). We apply eDNA metabarcoding t... Read More about Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil.

Exploring population connectivity and adaptation in two deep sea fishes, Molva molva and Molva dypterygia (2020)
Thesis
McGill, L. Exploring population connectivity and adaptation in two deep sea fishes, Molva molva and Molva dypterygia. (Dissertation). University of Salford

The deep sea is typically seen as a stable and constant environment. However, in recent years we are seeing increasing fragility caused by unprecedented human exploitation. Many deep-sea fish species are typically long lived and have specific traits... Read More about Exploring population connectivity and adaptation in two deep sea fishes, Molva molva and Molva dypterygia.

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of pond water as a tool to survey conservation and management priority mammals (2019)
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Harper, L., Lawson Handley, L., Carpenter, A., Ghazali, M., Di Muri, C., Macgregor, C., …Hänfling, B. (2019). Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of pond water as a tool to survey conservation and management priority mammals. Biological Conservation, 238, 108225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108225

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding can identify terrestrial taxa utilising aquatic habitats alongside aquatic communities, but terrestrial species' eDNA dynamics are understudied. We evaluated eDNA metabarcoding for monitoring semi-aquatic and te... Read More about Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of pond water as a tool to survey conservation and management priority mammals.

Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil (2019)
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Sales, N., Da Cruz Kaizer, M., Coscia, I., Perkins, J., Highlands, A., Boubli, J., …McDevitt, A. (2019). Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil

The application of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding as a biomonitoring tool has greatly increased in the last decade. However, most studies have focused on aquatic macro-organisms in temperate areas (e.g., fishes). We apply eDNA metabarcoding t... Read More about Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil.

Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an effective and rapid tool for fish monitoring in canals (2019)
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McDevitt, A., Sales, N., Browett, S., Sparnenn, A., Mariani, S., Wangensteen Fuentes, O., …Benvenuto, C. (2019). Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an effective and rapid tool for fish monitoring in canals. Journal of Fish Biology, 95(2), 679-682. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14053

We focus on a case study along an English canal comparing environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding with two types of electrofishing techniques (wade‐and‐reach and boom‐boat). In addition to corroborating data obtained by electrofishing, eDNA provided a... Read More about Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an effective and rapid tool for fish monitoring in canals.

Non-invasive monitoring for population assessments of a critically endangered Neotropical primate (2019)
Thesis
Da Cruz Kaizer, M. Non-invasive monitoring for population assessments of a critically endangered Neotropical primate. (Thesis). University of Salford

The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus), is a Critically Endangered primate endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Remnant populations of muriquis suffer from a wide range of anthropogenic pressures and face a high risk of extinction due... Read More about Non-invasive monitoring for population assessments of a critically endangered Neotropical primate.

Climatic influences on the genetic structure and distribution of the common vole and field vole in Europe (2018)
Journal Article
Stojak, J., Borowik, T., Górny, M., McDevitt, A., & Wójcik, J. (2018). Climatic influences on the genetic structure and distribution of the common vole and field vole in Europe. Mammal Research, 64(1), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-018-0395-8

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of climate on the distribution and present-day genetic structure of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) and the field vole (Microtus agrestis). In this study, we used previously published data on... Read More about Climatic influences on the genetic structure and distribution of the common vole and field vole in Europe.

Retracing the history and planning the future of the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in Ireland using non-invasive genetics (2018)
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O'Meara, D., McDevitt, A., O'Neill, D., Harrington, A., Turner, P., Carr, W., …O'Reilly, C. (2018). Retracing the history and planning the future of the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in Ireland using non-invasive genetics. Mammal Research, 63(2), 173-184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-018-0353-5

The Eurasian red squirrel’s (Sciurus vulgaris) history in Ireland is largely unknown, but the original population is thought to have been driven to extinction by humans in the 17th Century, and multiple records exist for its subsequent reintroduction... Read More about Retracing the history and planning the future of the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in Ireland using non-invasive genetics.

Between the Balkans and the Baltic : phylogeography of a common vole mitochondrial DNA lineage limited to Central Europe (2016)
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Stojak, J., McDevitt, A., Herman, J., Krystufek, B., Uhlikova, J., Purger, J., …Wojcik, J. (2016). Between the Balkans and the Baltic : phylogeography of a common vole mitochondrial DNA lineage limited to Central Europe. PLoS ONE, 11(12), e0168621. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168621

The common vole (Microtus arvalis) has been a model species of small mammal for studying end-glacial colonization history. In the present study we expanded the sampling from central and eastern Europe, analyzing contemporary genetic structure to id... Read More about Between the Balkans and the Baltic : phylogeography of a common vole mitochondrial DNA lineage limited to Central Europe.

Emerging infectious disease implications of invasive mammalian species : the greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is associated with a novel serovar of pathogenic Leptospira in Ireland (2016)
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Nally, J., Arent, Z., Bayles, D., Hornsby, R., Gilmore, C., Regan, S., …McMahon, B. (2016). Emerging infectious disease implications of invasive mammalian species : the greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is associated with a novel serovar of pathogenic Leptospira in Ireland. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10, e0005174. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005174

The greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is an invasive mammalian species that was first recorded in Ireland in 2007. It currently occupies an area of approximately 7,600 km2 on the island. C. russula is normally distributed in Northern Af... Read More about Emerging infectious disease implications of invasive mammalian species : the greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is associated with a novel serovar of pathogenic Leptospira in Ireland.

Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of connectivity patterns : a basis for prioritizing conservation efforts for threatened populations (2016)
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Gubili, C., Mariani, S., Weckworth, B., Galpern, P., McDevitt, A., Hebblewhite, M., …Musiani, M. (2017). Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of connectivity patterns : a basis for prioritizing conservation efforts for threatened populations. Evolutionary Applications, 10(2), 199-211. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12443

Ecosystem fragmentation and habitat loss have been the focus of landscape management due to restrictions on contemporary connectivity and dispersal of populations. Here, we used an individual approach to determine the drivers of genetic differentiati... Read More about Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of connectivity patterns : a basis for prioritizing conservation efforts for threatened populations.

Post-glacial colonisation of Europe by the wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus : evidence of a northern refugium and dispersal with humans (2016)
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Herman, J., Jóhannesdóttir, F., Jones, E., McDevitt, A., Michaux, J., White, T., …Searle, J. (2016). Post-glacial colonisation of Europe by the wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus : evidence of a northern refugium and dispersal with humans. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 120(2), 313-332. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12882

The wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus is an opportunistic rodent that is found throughout most of the European mainland. It is present on many islands around the margins of the continent and in northern Africa. The species has been the subject of prev... Read More about Post-glacial colonisation of Europe by the wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus : evidence of a northern refugium and dispersal with humans.

Ecogeographical patterns of morphological variation in pygmy shrews Sorex minutus (Soricomorpha: Soricinae) within a phylogeographic and continental-and-island framework (2016)
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framework. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 119(4), 799-815. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12858

Ecogeographical patterns of morphological variation were studied in the Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus to understand the species’ morphological diversity in a continental and island setting, and within the context of previous detailed phylogeogra... Read More about Ecogeographical patterns of morphological variation in pygmy shrews Sorex minutus (Soricomorpha: Soricinae) within a phylogeographic and continental-and-island framework.

Contrasting and congruent patterns of genetic structuring in two Microtus vole species using museum specimens (2016)
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Stojak, J., Wójcik, J., Ruczyńska, I., Searle, J., & McDevitt, A. (2016). Contrasting and congruent patterns of genetic structuring in two Microtus vole species using museum specimens. Mammal Research, 61(2), 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-015-0260-y

The common vole (Microtus arvalis) and the field vole (Microtus agrestis) are morphologically similar species but are ecological distinctive and differ in the details of their evolutionary history as revealed by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The aim of... Read More about Contrasting and congruent patterns of genetic structuring in two Microtus vole species using museum specimens.

Molecular and morphological insights into the origin of the invasive greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) in Ireland (2016)
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russula) in Ireland. Biological Invasions, 18(3), 857-871. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1056-y

Identifying routes of invasion is a critical management strategy in controlling the spread of invasive species. This is challenging however in the absence of direct evidence. Therefore, indirect methodologies are used to infer possible invasion sourc... Read More about Molecular and morphological insights into the origin of the invasive greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) in Ireland.

Post-glacial colonization of eastern Europe from the Carpathian refugium : evidence from mitochondrial DNA of the common vole Microtus arvalis (2015)
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Stojak, J., McDevitt, A., Herman, J., Searle, J., & Wójcik, J. (2015). Post-glacial colonization of eastern Europe from the Carpathian refugium : evidence from mitochondrial DNA of the common vole Microtus arvalis. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 115(4), 927-939. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12535

There is now considerable evidence for the survival of temperate species within glacial refugia that were situated at relatively high latitudes, notably the Carpathian Basin and Dordogne region in Europe. However, the prevalence of fossil remains in... Read More about Post-glacial colonization of eastern Europe from the Carpathian refugium : evidence from mitochondrial DNA of the common vole Microtus arvalis.

Land-bridge calibration of molecular clocks and the post-glacial colonization of Scandinavia by the Eurasian field vole microtus agrestis (2014)
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Herman, J., McDevitt, A., Kawałko, A., Jaarola, M., Wójcik, J., & Searle, J. (2014). Land-bridge calibration of molecular clocks and the post-glacial colonization of Scandinavia by the Eurasian field vole microtus agrestis. PLoS ONE, 9(8), e103949. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103949

Phylogeography interprets molecular genetic variation in a spatial and temporal context. Molecular clocks are frequently used to calibrate phylogeographic analyses, however there is mounting evidence that molecular rates decay over the relevant tim... Read More about Land-bridge calibration of molecular clocks and the post-glacial colonization of Scandinavia by the Eurasian field vole microtus agrestis.