Genetic diversity, genetic structure and diet of ancient and contemporary red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) from north-eastern France.

In north-eastern France, red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) populations were rebuilt from a few hundred individuals, which have subsisted in remote valleys of the Vosges mountains, and to a lesser extent from individuals escaped from private enclosures; at present times, this species occupies large areas,...

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Main Authors: Annik Schnitzler, José Granado, Olivier Putelat, Rose-Marie Arbogast, Dorothée Drucker, Anna Eberhard, Anja Schmutz, Yuri Klaefiger, Gérard Lang, Walter Salzburger, Joerg Schibler, Angela Schlumbaum, Hervé Bocherens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189278