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Molecular DNA Studies in the Red-Legged Partridge: From Population Genetics and Phylogeography to the Risk of Anthropogenic Hybridization

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The Future of the Red-legged Partridge

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Abstract

The red-legged partridge, as the other Alectoris partridges, is an appreciated game bird subject to intensive management and high hunting demand. Red-legged partridges are raised on game farms, often if not always being hybridized with more prolific chukar partridges, to be released into natural populations for shooting. Massive captive rearing and releasing of partridges is not only homogenizing the natural genetic structuring of wild populations but also contaminating the gene pool of the red-legged partridge with the genome of the exotic chukar partridge. We review analytical approaches used to detect partridge hybridization and describe the status of anthropogenic hybridization in wild and farm populations. Finally, we assess the evidences of the fitness consequences of hybridization or domestication on red-legged partridge populations and incorporate some considerations and concerns about the use of current molecular tools to manage and research partridge genetic integrity.

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We would like to thank João Queirós for his help in referring to the introduction of partridges in the Portuguese islands and to many anonymous hunters who provided us with samples and valuable information.

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    José Antonio Blanco-Aguiar, Ester Ferrero & José Antonio Dávila

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Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Ferrero, E., Dávila, J.A. (2022). Molecular DNA Studies in the Red-Legged Partridge: From Population Genetics and Phylogeography to the Risk of Anthropogenic Hybridization. In: Casas, F., García, J.T. (eds) The Future of the Red-legged Partridge. Wildlife Research Monographs, vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96341-5_6

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