Examining multiple paternity in the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Japan using microsatellite analysis

Autor:	SUGIURA, Natsuko, OCHIAI, Kazuhiko, YAMAMOTO, Toshiaki, KATO, Takuya, KAWAMOTO, Yoshi, OMI, Toshinori, HAYAMA, Shin-ichi
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Male microsatellite Reproduction Wildlife Science Note Raccoon Dogs Sexual Behavior Animal Japan multiple paternity Animals Female raccoon dog reproductive and urinary physiology Microsatellite Repeats
Zdroj:	The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
ISSN:	1347-7439 0916-7250
Popis:	We analyzed the genotypes of three pregnant females and their litters to investigate the phenomenon of multiple paternity in wild raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) using 17 microsatellite markers. If a female has mated with only one male during estrus, then the maximum number of paternal alleles will not exceed two among littermates with the same father. The results revealed two out of three litters had three or four paternal alleles at one or five microsatellite loci. Therefore, the female had mated with more than one male during estrus. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to report the possibility of multiple paternity in wild raccoon dogs.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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