Original scientific paper

KINSHIP ANALYSIS OF DINARIC LYNX (Lynx lynx) POPULATION

Magda Sindičić orcid.org/0000-0002-1391-3648 ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Tomislav Gomerčić ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Primož Polanc ; Biotehnološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Ljubljani, Slovenija
Miha Krofel ; Biotehnološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Ljubljani, Slovenija
Vedran Slijepčević ; Veleučilište u Karlovcu
Nina Gembarovski ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Martina Đurčević ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Đuro Huber ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

Abstract

Summary
Genetically identified kinship relationships enable us valuable insight into wild animal pedigrees, which are almost impossible to reconstruct by direct observations. Data on pedigrees are of fundamental importance for analysis of reproductive success, inbreeding, selection and gene flow. Dinaric Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) includes animals from Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The species is strictly protected in all three countries, being threatened by loss of genetic diversity and poaching. Kinship analysis of 91 genotypes, on 19 microsatellite loci, using program Colony provided data about family groups with offspring sharing one or both parents. A total of 21 (72 %) out of 29 analyzed offspring, whose samples were collected in the 2000–2010 period, were related to each other, confirming low population number and presence of inbreeding.

Keywords

microsatellites; pedigree; Eurasian lynx; Lynx lynx; Dinaric Mountains

Hrčak ID:

98730

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/98730

Publication date:

28.2.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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