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Decline of Pelophylax lessonae in mixed populations of water frogs over the last 50 years

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dc.abstract.enTwo water frog species: the pool frog Pelophylax lessonae (L) and the marsh frog P. ridibundus (R) occur sympatrically in Central Europe and form mixed populations (genetic systems) with their hybrid, the edible frog P. esculentus (E). The aim of the study was to assess the species composition of water frogs in urban and rural populations and compare our current findings with the results of previous studies. We surveyed the same sites that were investigated by Berger et al. in 1962–1970 (Poznań, urban landscape) and 1977–1997 (Dezydery Chłapowski Landscape Park, rural landscape). Because some ponds surveyed in the past were destroyed or dried-up, we also explored others located in the adjacent areas. We captured frogs during breeding seasons 2020 and 2021 and identified them by the nuclear marker gene SAI-1. We found three types of populations in the urban area: R-E, E-E and R-E-L and four in the rural area: R-E, L-E, E-E and R-E-L. Compared to the historical data, we found a drastic decrease in the frequency of P. lessonae in urban and rural landscapes: from 89.1% and 68% to 2.7% and 1.8%, respectively. At the same time, the frequency of P. ridibundus increased from 2.2% and 0.1% to 40% and 29.6%, respectively. A similar pattern was found for P. esculentus whose frequency increased from 8.7% and 31.9% to 57.3% and 68.6%, respectively. Additionally, we confirmed the presence of a cryptogenic Balkan water frog, P. kurtmuelleri, which was recently discovered in south-western Poland. The frequency of SAI-1 allele specific for this taxon reached 7.3%. The patterns found in both types of landscapes are in line with the current situation of both parental species in Europe. Such dynamic changes show the need for long-term monitoring of the population compositions of water frogs, what is crucial for their conservation management.
dc.affiliationWydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej i Nauk o Zwierzętach
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Zoologii
dc.contributor.authorKolenda, K.
dc.contributor.authorKaczmarski, Mikołaj
dc.contributor.authorŻurawska, J.
dc.contributor.authorOgielska, M.
dc.date.access2024-12-12
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-12T11:56:39Z
dc.date.available2024-12-12T11:56:39Z
dc.date.copyright2024-01-16
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
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dc.description.if1,6
dc.description.number1
dc.description.points140
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume91
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/24750263.2023.2300284
dc.identifier.issn2475-0263
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/2217
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Zoological Journal
dc.relation.pages94-104
dc.relation.project2017/27/N/NZ8/01996
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.sciencecloudsend
dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enAmphibians
dc.subject.enhybrydogenesis
dc.subject.enPelophylax esculentus complex
dc.subject.enpopulation trends
dc.subject.enserum albumin intron-1
dc.titleDecline of Pelophylax lessonae in mixed populations of water frogs over the last 50 years
dc.typeJournalArticle
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oaire.citation.volume91
project.funder.nameprojekt NCN 2017/27/N/NZ8/01996