Population genetic structure and dispersal in white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) from the Brazilian Pantanal

作者：Biondo Cibele^*; Keuroghlian Alexine; Gongora Jaime; Miyaki Cristina Y

来源：Journal of Mammalogy, 2011, 92(2): 267-274.

DOI：10.1644/10-MAMM-A-174.1

• Bayesian approach
• dispersal
• microsatellite markers
• Pantanal wetland
• Tayassu pecari
• Tayassuidae

In many mammals social organization promotes genetic structuring, which can be influenced by the dispersal pattern of the species. We analyzed the population genetic structure and dispersal of white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecan) from the Pantanal, Brazil. We genotyped 100 individuals at 7 microsatellite loci from 2 adjacent locations with no obvious geographic barrier between them. We found a significant but low F(ST) value, and the Bayesian analysis indicated a unique cluster. No significant differences were observed between mean assignment indices of resident males and females from both locations, and the probability of being born at the location sampled of > 30% of the individuals analyzed was lower than average. Mean relatedness between resident female, male, and opposite-sex pairs was not statistically different in both locations. These results suggest a low degree of genetic differentiation between the locations analyzed, and dispersal by both sexes (contrary to the predicted male-biased dispersal of most mammalian species).

• 出版日期2011-4-15