Although both wolves and dogs have been the subjects of numerous studies in many
disciplines, the complex relationships between them have not yet been synthesized within a …

The dog is our oldest domesticate and has experienced a wide variety of demographic
histories, including a bottleneck associated with domestication and individual bottlenecks …

Spatial and temporal occurrence can mediate behavioural interactions between apex
predators, mesocarnivores and herbivores. Predators should adapt their activity to that of …

Hybridisation between a domesticated species and its wild ancestor is an important
conservation problem, especially if it results in the introgression of domestic gene variants …

Estimating demographic parameters for wide‐ranging and elusive species living at low
density is challenging, especially at the scale of an entire country. To produce wolf …

Interspecific hybridization is relatively frequent in nature and numerous cases of
hybridization between wild canids and domestic dogs have been recorded. However …

Hybridization and introgression can impact the evolution of natural populations. Several wild
canid species hybridize in nature, sometimes originating new taxa. However, hybridization …

Hybridization is a natural or anthropogenic process that can deeply affect the genetic make-
up of populations, possibly decreasing individual fitness but sometimes favoring local …

Hybridisation between wolves and dogs is increasingly reported in Europe. Nonetheless, no
systematic survey has ever been attempted at the continental scale. We made the first …

Large carnivores in Italy and other European countries are protected by law to ensure their
long-term conservation. Estimates of abundance and demographic trends of their …