Large microsatellite shifts in wild boar after the Fukushima accident

• Published in: Global ecology and conservation Vol. 35; p. e02059
• Main Authors: Murase, Kaori, Niwamoto, Ryosuke, Horie, Junpei, Murase, Joe, Saito, Masae, Kodera, Yuuji, Okuda, Kei, Koganezawa, Masaaki, Sato, Toshiyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: accidents; Fukushima nuclear accident; haplotypes; Japan; Microsatellite allele frequencies; microsatellite repeats; mitochondrial DNA; nuclear power; Population structure; power plants; wild boars; Wildlife; Population structure; Fukushima nuclear accident; Wildlife; Microsatellite allele frequencies

Although nuclear power plant accidents have raised concerns about the genetic consequences of radiation exposure, no studies have successfully compared the DNA of wild animals before and after the accident in the same area around a nuclear power plant. Here, we investigated 12 microsatellites of Jap...