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Genomic basis of successful invasion - the case of the common raccoon.

2020/37/B/NZ8/03801

Keywords:

biological invasions genomics adaptation exome sequencing RAD-seq common raccoon

Descriptors:

  • NZ8_001:

Panel:

NZ8 - Evolutionary and environmental biology: evolution, ecology, population biology, biodiversity, biogeography

Host institution :

Instytut Ochrony Przyrody PAN

woj. małopolskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr hab. Aleksandra - Biedrzycka 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 5

Call: OPUS 19 - announced on 2020-03-16

Amount awarded: 1 168 476 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2021-02-10

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2027-02-09

Project duration:: 72 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Pending project

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (4)
  1. Native and invasive raccoon populations host distinct microbiomes that may facilitate invasion
    Authors:
    Joanna Kołodziejczyk, Eric Hoffman, Aleksandra Biedrzycka
    Academic press:
    Neobiota (rok: 2026, tom: 101, strony: 45-71), Wydawca: Pensoft Publisher
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3897/neobiota.101.157515 - link to the publication
  2. Complex patterns shape immune genes diversity during invasion of common raccoon in Europe – Selection in action despite genetic drift.
    Authors:
    Konopiński M. Fijarczyk A., Biedrzycka A.
    Academic press:
    Evolutionary Applications (rok: 2023, tom: 16(1), strony: 134-151), Wydawca: Wiley
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1111/eva.13517 - link to the publication
  3. Genomic investigations of successful invasions: the picture emerging from recent studies
    Authors:
    Joanna Kołodziejczyk , Anna Fijarczyk, Ilga Porth, Piotr Robakowski, Noel Vella, Adriana Vella, Agnieszka Kloch, Aleksandra Biedrzycka
    Academic press:
    Biological Reviews (rok: 2025, ), Wydawca: Cambridge Philosophical Society
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1111/brv.70005 - link to the publication
  4. Signatures of differential local adaptation indicate climate matching with specific native-range habitats in invasive raccoons (Procyon lotor)
    Authors:
    Joanna Kołodziejczyk, Maciej K. Konopiński, Eric A. Hoffman, Aleksandra Biedrzycka
    Academic press:
    Neobiota (rok: 2026, tom: 106, strony: 235-264), Wydawca: Pensoft Publisher
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3897/neobiota.106.182495 - link to the publication