Movement patterns and genetic diversity of wild and reintroduced common dormice, Muscardinus avellanarius
“Movement patterns and genetic diversity of wild and reintroduced common dormice, Muscardinus avellanarius”, vol. 13, pp. 167-181, 2014.
, Movement is an important life history trait that can have an impact on local adaptation, and other evolutionary phenomena. We used a combination of nestbox survey data and genetic techniques (genotyping at 10 microsatellite loci) to quantify patterns of movement in common dormice Muscardinus avellanarius at two distinct sites in the UK: 1) Bontuchel (a natural population) and 2) Wych (captive-bred individuals that were reintroduced to this site), over three consecutive years (2006-2008).