Genetic diversity of the West Carpathians golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

  • Z. Hrehová Institute of High Mountain Biology, Žilina University, Tatranská Javorina 7, SK-059 56, Slovak Republic
  • J. Korňan Administration of the Kysuce Protected Landscape Area, U Tomali 1511, SK-022 01 Čadca, Slovak Republic
  • M. Janiga Institute of High Mountain Biology, Žilina University, Tatranská Javorina 7, SK-059 56, Slovak Republic
Keywords: Aquila chrysaetos, fragmentation analysis, West Carpathians

Abstract

The fragmentation analysis was chosen to examine the genetic diversity of golden eagles from the West Carpathians. Different types of tissues were sampled - blood, egg contents, eggshell and feathers - between May 1984 and July 2009. In total, 66 samples were compared. All loci in the tested samples showed FIS values significantly greater than zero, which indicates an excess of homozygotes. There is a remarkable lower heterozygosity in Slovak, West Carpathian golden eagles than in eagles from Spain or Great Britain.

Published
2019-12-31
How to Cite
Hrehová, Z., Korňan, J., & Janiga, M. (2019). Genetic diversity of the West Carpathians golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Oecologia Montana, 28(2), 81-84. Retrieved from https://om.vuvb.uniza.sk/index.php/OM/article/view/329
Section
Standard articles