Multiple paternity in Asian black bear Ursus thibetanus (Ursidae, Carnivora) determined by microsatellite analysis

We performed microsatellite paternity analyses of two Asian black bear littermates with a known mother. Using Cervus 3.0, we identified the probable father among 17 candidate fathers for Cub 1, but failed to identify a probable father for Cub 2. Cub 1 and her probable father shared at least one alle...

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Published inMammalia (Paris) Vol. 77; no. 2; pp. 215 - 217
Main Authors Yamamoto, Toshiaki, Tamatani, Hiroo, Tanaka, Junpei, Kamiike, Kumiko, Yokoyama, Shotaro, Koyama, Masaru, Kajiwara, Mayuka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin De Gruyter 01.05.2013
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subjects
alleles
Asian black bear
Bears
Carnivora
Cervus
Fathers
Fish
loci
Mammalia
microsatellite
microsatellite repeats
multiple paternity
Offspring
Paternity
paternity analysis
progeny
Ursidae
Ursus thibetanus
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Summary:We performed microsatellite paternity analyses of two Asian black bear littermates with a known mother. Using Cervus 3.0, we identified the probable father among 17 candidate fathers for Cub 1, but failed to identify a probable father for Cub 2. Cub 1 and her probable father shared at least one allele at all 13 loci. In contrast, Cub 2 and the probable father of Cub 1 had mismatching alleles at eight loci, indicating that the two cubs are offspring of different fathers. This is probably the first evidence for multiple paternity in Asian black bears.
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ISSN:0025-1461
1864-1547
1864-1547
DOI:10.1515/mammalia-2012-0015