Genetic data are crucial for making inferences about the evolutionary history of species and deriving guidelines for conservation strategies. In conservation genetics studies, each step should be critically evaluated, from sampling strategy to data quality assessment and analytical methods: potential issues and biases should be considered, reproducibility should be guaranteed and the results of different analyses should be critically evaluated. By incorporating all these steps, we re-analysed data from Baker et al. (Heredity 119:16–26, 2017): our results led to conclusions that contradict the ones reached by the authors, which were based on weak support and biased analyses. European fallow deer current genetic makeup most likely derives from extensive human-mediated translocations. The genetic expectations of glacial refugia hypothesis cannot be found in current European fallow deer populations.

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当前欧洲休耕鹿（Dama dama dama L.，1758）种群中没有冰川避难所的遗传特征：对贝克等人的评论。(2017)

遗传数据对于推断物种的进化历史和制定保护策略的指导方针至关重要。在保护遗传学研究中，从采样策略到数据质量评估和分析方法，每个步骤都应进行严格评估：应考虑潜在问题和偏差，应保证可重复性，并对不同分析的结果进行严格评估。通过合并所有这些步骤，我们重新分析了 Baker 等人的数据。（Heredity 119:16–26, 2017）：我们的结果得出的结论与作者基于弱支持和有偏见的分析得出的结论相矛盾。欧洲休耕鹿目前的基因构成很可能来自广泛的人类介导的易位。