List of works - Urmas Saarma

Revealing the history of sheep domestication using retrovirus integrations

scientific article

The effect of inappropriate calibration: three case studies in molecular ecology

scientific article (publication date: 20 February 2008)

Phylogenetic relationships within Echinococcus and Taenia tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae): An inference from nuclear protein-coding genes

scientific article published on August 28, 2011

Mitogenetic structure of brown bears (Ursus arctos L.) in northeastern Europe and a new time frame for the formation of European brown bear lineages

scientific article published in January 2007

Sudden expansion of a single brown bear maternal lineage across northern continental Eurasia after the last ice age: a general demographic model for mammals?

scientific article published in May 2009

Echinococcus multilocularis in Estonia

scientific article published in December 2005

Bucking the trend in wolf-dog hybridization: first evidence from europe of hybridization between female dogs and male wolves

scientific article

Wolf population genetics in Europe: a systematic review, meta-analysis and suggestions for conservation and management

scientific article

A Multiplex PCR for the Simultaneous Detection and Genotyping of the Echinococcus granulosus Complex

scientific article published on January 17, 2013

New mitogenome and nuclear evidence on the phylogeny and taxonomy of the highly zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Echinococcus infections in the Baltic region

scientific article

Brown and polar bear Y chromosomes reveal extensive male-biased gene flow within brother lineages

scientific article

Rapid Urbanization of Red Foxes in Estonia: Distribution, Behaviour, Attacks on Domestic Animals, and Health-Risks Related to Zoonotic Diseases

scientific article published on December 22, 2014

An Invasive Vector of Zoonotic Disease Sustained by Anthropogenic Resources: The Raccoon Dog in Northern Europe

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Noninvasive detection of Echinococcus multilocularis tapeworm in urban area, Estonia

scientific article published in January 2015

Molecular phylogeny based on six nuclear genes suggests that Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6/G7 and G8/G10 can be regarded as two distinct species

article

Alien species and their zoonotic parasites in native and introduced ranges: The raccoon dog example

scientific article published on January 29, 2016

First report of highly pathogenic Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1 in dogs in a European urban environment

scientific article

Carnivory is Positively Correlated with Latitude among Omnivorous Mammals: Evidence from Brown Bears, Badgers and Pine Martens

article

Systematic position of Lythriini revised: transferred from Larentiinae to Sterrhinae (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)

scholarly article by Erki unap et al published July 2008 in Zoologica Scripta

First report of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis in raccoon dogs in Estonia, and comparisons with other countries in Europe

scientific article published on June 18, 2015

Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1 dominated in cattle and sheep during 2003-2006 in Buenos Aires province, an endemic area for cystic echinococcosis in Argentina

scientific article published on 28 April 2013

Taxonomy, phylogeny and molecular epidemiology of Echinococcus multilocularis: From fundamental knowledge to health ecology

scientific article published on July 31, 2015

Genetic diversity and phylogeography of highly zoonotic Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1 in the Americas (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico) based on 8279bp of mtDNA.

scientific article

High-resolution phylogeography of zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1 with an emphasis on its distribution in Turkey, Italy and Spain

scientific article published on 30 August 2016

Molecular epidemiology of Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) in Estonia, and a global phylogeny of AMDV.

scientific article published on 20 January 2015

Homogenous Population Genetic Structure of the Non-Native Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Europe as a Result of Rapid Population Expansion

scientific article

Complete mitochondrial genomes and a novel spatial genetic method reveal cryptic phylogeographical structure and migration patterns among brown bears in north-western Eurasia

article by Marju Keis et al published 28 November 2012 in Journal of Biogeography

Global phylogeography and genetic diversity of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G11.

scientific article

Distinguishing Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotypes G1 and G3 with confidence: A practical guide

scientific article published on 21 June 2018

Spatial genetic analyses reveal cryptic population structure and migration patterns in a continuously harvested grey wolf (Canis lupus) population in north-eastern Europe.

scientific article

The benefits of analysing complete mitochondrial genomes: Deep insights into the phylogeny and population structure of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6 and G7

scientific article published on 12 June 2018

Genetic diversity and phylogeography of the elusive, but epidemiologically important Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G3.

scientific article published on 17 April 2018

Hotspots of recent hybridization between pigs and wild boars in Europe

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Long-read sequencing reveals a 4.4 kb tandem repeat region in the mitogenome of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu stricto) genotype G1

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

Functional importance of the 3'-terminal adenosine of tRNA in ribosomal translation

scientific article published on 19 April 2002

Combining phylogenetic and demographic inferences to assess the origin of the genetic diversity in an isolated wolf population

scientific article

Testing the validity of Northern European species in the Chrysis ignita species group (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) with DNA Barcoding

scientific article (publication date: 10 April 2014)

Three Thousand Years of Continuity in the Maternal Lineages of Ancient Sheep (Ovis aries) in Estonia

scientific article

Non-invasive genetics outperforms morphological methods in faecal dietary analysis, revealing wild boar as a considerable conservation concern for ground-nesting birds

scientific article

Large-scale migrations of brown bears in Eurasia and to North America during the Late Pleistocene

article by Peeter Anijalg et al published 15 November 2017 in Journal of Biogeography

Echinococcus multilocularis and other zoonotic parasites in red foxes in Estonia

scientific article

Severe impact of sarcoptic mange on the movements and space use for one of its most important vector species, the raccoon dog.

scientific article published on 3 June 2017

Phylogenetics and phylogeography of red deer mtDNA lineages during the last 50 000 years in Eurasia

scientific article published on 29 June 2021

Mitochondrial phylogeny of the Chrysis ignita (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) species group based on simultaneous Bayesian alignment and phylogeny reconstruction

scientific article published on April 19, 2011

Home ranges of raccoon dogs in managed and natural areas

scientific article

Wolves Recolonizing Islands: Genetic Consequences and Implications for Conservation and Management.

scientific article

Genetic components of grey cattle in Estonia as revealed by microsatellite analysis using two Bayesian clustering methods

scientific article published on February 11, 2011

Analysis of nad2 and nad5 enables reliable identification of genotypes G6 and G7 within the species complex Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Cystic echinococcosis in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from southern Italy: Epidemiological survey and molecular characterization

scientific article published on 09 June 2019

List of works by Urmas Saarma

Revealing the history of sheep domestication using retrovirus integrations

The effect of inappropriate calibration: three case studies in molecular ecology

Phylogenetic relationships within Echinococcus and Taenia tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae): An inference from nuclear protein-coding genes

Mitogenetic structure of brown bears (Ursus arctos L.) in northeastern Europe and a new time frame for the formation of European brown bear lineages

Sudden expansion of a single brown bear maternal lineage across northern continental Eurasia after the last ice age: a general demographic model for mammals?

Echinococcus multilocularis in Estonia

Bucking the trend in wolf-dog hybridization: first evidence from europe of hybridization between female dogs and male wolves

Wolf population genetics in Europe: a systematic review, meta-analysis and suggestions for conservation and management

A Multiplex PCR for the Simultaneous Detection and Genotyping of the Echinococcus granulosus Complex

New mitogenome and nuclear evidence on the phylogeny and taxonomy of the highly zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto

Echinococcus infections in the Baltic region

Brown and polar bear Y chromosomes reveal extensive male-biased gene flow within brother lineages

Rapid Urbanization of Red Foxes in Estonia: Distribution, Behaviour, Attacks on Domestic Animals, and Health-Risks Related to Zoonotic Diseases

An Invasive Vector of Zoonotic Disease Sustained by Anthropogenic Resources: The Raccoon Dog in Northern Europe

Noninvasive detection of Echinococcus multilocularis tapeworm in urban area, Estonia

Molecular phylogeny based on six nuclear genes suggests that Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6/G7 and G8/G10 can be regarded as two distinct species

Alien species and their zoonotic parasites in native and introduced ranges: The raccoon dog example

First report of highly pathogenic Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1 in dogs in a European urban environment

Carnivory is Positively Correlated with Latitude among Omnivorous Mammals: Evidence from Brown Bears, Badgers and Pine Martens

Systematic position of Lythriini revised: transferred from Larentiinae to Sterrhinae (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)

First report of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis in raccoon dogs in Estonia, and comparisons with other countries in Europe

Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1 dominated in cattle and sheep during 2003-2006 in Buenos Aires province, an endemic area for cystic echinococcosis in Argentina

Taxonomy, phylogeny and molecular epidemiology of Echinococcus multilocularis: From fundamental knowledge to health ecology

Genetic diversity and phylogeography of highly zoonotic Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1 in the Americas (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico) based on 8279bp of mtDNA.

High-resolution phylogeography of zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1 with an emphasis on its distribution in Turkey, Italy and Spain

Molecular epidemiology of Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) in Estonia, and a global phylogeny of AMDV.

Homogenous Population Genetic Structure of the Non-Native Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Europe as a Result of Rapid Population Expansion

Complete mitochondrial genomes and a novel spatial genetic method reveal cryptic phylogeographical structure and migration patterns among brown bears in north-western Eurasia

Global phylogeography and genetic diversity of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G11.

Distinguishing Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotypes G1 and G3 with confidence: A practical guide

Spatial genetic analyses reveal cryptic population structure and migration patterns in a continuously harvested grey wolf (Canis lupus) population in north-eastern Europe.

The benefits of analysing complete mitochondrial genomes: Deep insights into the phylogeny and population structure of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6 and G7

Genetic diversity and phylogeography of the elusive, but epidemiologically important Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G3.

Hotspots of recent hybridization between pigs and wild boars in Europe

Long-read sequencing reveals a 4.4 kb tandem repeat region in the mitogenome of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu stricto) genotype G1

Functional importance of the 3'-terminal adenosine of tRNA in ribosomal translation

Combining phylogenetic and demographic inferences to assess the origin of the genetic diversity in an isolated wolf population

Testing the validity of Northern European species in the Chrysis ignita species group (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) with DNA Barcoding

Three Thousand Years of Continuity in the Maternal Lineages of Ancient Sheep (Ovis aries) in Estonia

Non-invasive genetics outperforms morphological methods in faecal dietary analysis, revealing wild boar as a considerable conservation concern for ground-nesting birds

Large-scale migrations of brown bears in Eurasia and to North America during the Late Pleistocene

Echinococcus multilocularis and other zoonotic parasites in red foxes in Estonia

Severe impact of sarcoptic mange on the movements and space use for one of its most important vector species, the raccoon dog.

Phylogenetics and phylogeography of red deer mtDNA lineages during the last 50 000 years in Eurasia

Mitochondrial phylogeny of the Chrysis ignita (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) species group based on simultaneous Bayesian alignment and phylogeny reconstruction

Home ranges of raccoon dogs in managed and natural areas

Wolves Recolonizing Islands: Genetic Consequences and Implications for Conservation and Management.

Genetic components of grey cattle in Estonia as revealed by microsatellite analysis using two Bayesian clustering methods

Analysis of nad2 and nad5 enables reliable identification of genotypes G6 and G7 within the species complex Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato

Cystic echinococcosis in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from southern Italy: Epidemiological survey and molecular characterization