Heterogeneous road networks have no apparent effect on the genetic structure of small mammal populations.

Roads are widely recognized to represent a barrier to individual movements and, conversely, verges can act as potential corridors for the dispersal of many small mammals. Both barrier and corridor effects should generate a clear spatial pattern in genetic structure. Nevertheless, the effect of roads on the genetic structure of small mammal populations still remains unclear. In this study, we examine the barrier effect that different road types (4-lane highway, 2-lane roads and single-lane unpaved roads) may have on the population genetic structure of three species differing in relevant life history traits: southern water vole Arvicola sapidus, the Mediterranean pine vole Microtus duodecimcostatus and the Algerian mouse Mus spretus. We also examine the corridor effect of highway verges on the Mediterranean pine vole and the Algerian mouse. We analysed the population structure through pairwise estimates of FST …

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Grilo C. Del Cerro I. Centeno-Cuadros A. Ramiro V. Román J. Molina-Vacas G. Fernández-Aguilar X. Rodríguez J. Porto-Peter F. Fonseca C. Revilla E. y Godoy J.A. Heterogeneous road networks have no apparent effect on the genetic structure of small mammal populations. Elsevier, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.074

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Date of creation 2025-05-23
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Name of the dataset creator Grilo, C., Del Cerro, I., Centeno-Cuadros, A., Ramiro, V., Román, J., Molina-Vacas, G., Fernández-Aguilar, X., Rodríguez, J., Porto-Peter, F., Fonseca, C., Revilla, E. y Godoy, J.A.
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