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Dispersal history of a globally introduced carnivore, the small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata, with an emphasis on the Caribbean region

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The small Indian mongoose has been introduced into several important hotspots of biodiversity and is considered the wild carnivore with the greatest negative impact on autochthonous ecosystems. Understanding the introduction and dispersal history of the species is crucial in any effort to conserve global biodiversity. We investigated the genetic structure and diversity of the small Indian mongoose, with a focus on the Caribbean region, using genetic data from 496 individuals. We performed molecular genetic analyses using two mitochondrial and eleven newly designed microsatellite markers. We compared our results with historical records and scenarios inferred from the literature. Consistent with historical records, molecular results suggest multiple introduction events into Jamaica from India, as well as the subsequent introduction of the species from Jamaica into Grenada and Puerto Rico. Our results also suggest new scenarios for other introduced populations. For instance, the introduction history of the species into Guadeloupe may be more complex than previously thought, sharing a common origin with the populations of Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana. In addition, microsatellite data reveal a strong structuration of the populations within the West Indian islands, including nearby islands within the Guadeloupean archipelago, highlighting the lack of dispersal events between islands after the initial introductions. Conversely, the absence of structure inside each island indicates the high dispersal ability of the small Indian mongoose within these islands. These results and the newly developed microsatellite markers represent valuable tools to identify the origin of potential new introductions.

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DNA sequences: Genbank accession numbers and relevant data are provided in supplementary Table 1. Microsatellite: Sequences and relevant data are provided in supplementary Table 2.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the following people (and their institutions) for kindly providing samples or for their help during the study:

S. Katanova (American Museum of Natural History, Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection, USA), F. Yamada (National Institute of Forestry Japan), S. Kawada (National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan), B. Guillemot (Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage Guadeloupe), C. Cremades (Office National des Forêts Guadeloupe), M. Sikora (Office National des Forêts Martinique), J. Eger (Royal Ontario Museum), Than Than Aya and Tun Myint (Myanmar), Saw Tun Khaing (Wildlife Conservation Society Myanmar), D. Simberloff (University of Tennessee, TN, USA), A. Khan (Pakistan), A. Herrel (Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France), A.-C. Fabre (Natural History Museum London, UK), Z. Thalaud and A. Lenoble (Université de Bordeaux), J. Chalifour (Réserve Naturelle Nationale de Saint-Martin), and M. G. Rutherford (University of the West Indies Zoology Museum, Trinidad).

Molecular work was undertaken at the ‘Service de Systématique Moléculaire’ (UMS CNRS 2700, MNHN), and we thank the lab staff for their help, in particular, T. Lemarcis and C. Bonillo. We thank the Direction de l’Environnement, de l’Aménagement et du Logement (DEAL) de Guadeloupe, la Direction Départementale de la protection des Populations de Paris, the Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture Land and Fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands of Grenada for permits. This project received funding from the Region Ile de France (ARDoC), the Action Transversale du Museum (ATM), and the Investissement d’Avenir Project Labex BCDiv (ANR-10-LABX-0003).

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This project received funding from the Region Ile de France (ARDoC), the Action Transversale du Museum (ATM), and the Investissement d’Avenir Project Labex BCDiv (ANR-10-LABX-0003).

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    Vivien Louppe, Aude Lalis, Juliette Baron, Bertrand Bed’Hom & Géraldine Veron

  2. UMS 2700 Acquisition et Analyse de Données pour l’Histoire Naturelle (2AD). Service de Systématique Moléculaire (SSM) et Service d’Analyse de Données (SAD), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 43 rue Cuvier Paris CP26, Paris, France

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    Olivier Lorvelec

  6. School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, True Blue Campus, Grenada, St. George’s, UK

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V.L., A.L., J.A. and G.V. conceived the study. V.L., A.B., F.C., O.L., U.Z. and G.V. collected the samples. V.L., A.L., J.B. and G.V. acquired the data. V.L., J.A., A.L. and G.V. designed the methodology. V.L., A.L, J.A., B.B. and G.V., interpreted the results. V.L. wrote the first draft of the manuscript, and all the authors contributed to its writing. V.L. and G.V. prepared all figures and tables.

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Louppe, V., Lalis, A., Abdelkrim, J. et al. Dispersal history of a globally introduced carnivore, the small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata, with an emphasis on the Caribbean region. Biol Invasions 23, 2573–2590 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02523-6

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