Allozymes and the genetics of antler development in red deer (<i>Cervus elsphus</i>)

Hartl, Günther B.; Klein, François; Willing, R.; Aapollonio, M.; Lang, G.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02748.x

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“…Altogether, the data of the present study as well as those of Hartl et al (1991aHartl et al ( , 1995 suggest that the genetic control of antler development in cervids is clearly related to the respective significance of antlers in social interactions.…”

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confidence: 49%

“…At any rate, all of the large-antlered yearlings with Mpi 120 ' 120 had a Pep-2 genotype other than Pep-2 1001100 . In red deer at least two different components responsible for antler development could be identified (Hartl et al 1991a(Hartl et al , 1995. One of them was associated with tor Idh-2, where homozygous carriers of the allele Idh-2 had a significantly higher number of antler points from the second year of life on.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The presence of only three genotypes at each locus allowed us to check the combined effect of the component associated with Idh-2 and that associated with Acp-2 on antler development, and we found that both components can compensate or reinforce each other at the various stages of lifetime antler growth. In fact, by playing a role in balancing benefits and costs of male reproductive success, they may be part of a mechanism enabling the rapid adaptation of a population to various environmental and demographic conditions (Hartl et al 1995).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the present study relationships between allozyme variation and antler development are examined in various age classes of roe deer Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) and compared with data on red deer Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 published by Hartl et al (1991aHartl et al ( , 1995. These two species show remarkable differences in social organization and male antler development.…”

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“…Taking into account the potential benefit of relatively large antlers in terms of increased reproductive success and their potential cost in terms [199] of increased metabolic effort, it would not be surprising to find some genetic mechanism responsible for balancing these components under variable environmental conditions. The genetic basis of antler development can be expected to differ from species to species, depending on the actual importance of male antlers for social interactions and ultimately for reproductive success, and may be elucidated by using molecular markers (eg Scribner and Smith 1990, Hartl et al 1991a, 1995.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Genetic determination of cervid antlers in relation to their significance in social interactions

Hartl¹,

Apollonio²,

Mattioli³

1995

Acta Theriol.

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Antler traits (length of the main beam, circumference of the main beam, coronet circumference, and the number of antler points) in roe deer Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) from a population in Casentino (Northern Tuscany) were examined for associations with genotypes at loci coding for enzymes. Significant associations were found only in yearlings. Individuals homozygous for the allele Mpi 120 had significantly larger antlers than carriers of other genotypes at Mpi. Individuals homozygous for Pep-2 100 had significantly smaller antlers than carriers of other genotypes at Pep-2. In adults the results were essentially the same, but only as a statistically insignificant trend. The data were interpreted in terms of one or more genetic components having a major influence on antler development only in yearlings. This corresponds with behavioural data suggesting that in adults antler size is not related to reproductive success, but in yearlings it is correlated with sexual maturity and the rate of being expelled from the home range of their mothers by territory holders. The situation in the roe deer was compared with previous results on the genetics of antler development in the red deer, where males are social rather than solitary, yearlings do not participate in reproduction, and some antler characteristics are related to reproductive success of adult stags.

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confidence: 49%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Genetic determination of cervid antlers in relation to their significance in social interactions

Hartl¹,

Apollonio²,

Mattioli³

1995

Acta Theriol.

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Using heterozygosity–fitness correlations to study inbreeding depression in an isolated population of white‐tailed deer founded by few individuals

Brommer

Kekkonen

Wikström

2014

Ecology and Evolution

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A heterozygosity–fitness correlations (HFCs) may reflect inbreeding depression, but the extent to which they do so is debated. HFCs are particularly likely to occur after demographic disturbances such as population bottleneck or admixture. We here study HFC in an introduced and isolated ungulate population of white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus in Finland founded in 1934 by four individuals. A total of 422 ≥ 1-year-old white-tailed deer were collected in the 2012 hunting season in southern Finland and genotyped for 14 microsatellite loci. We find significant identity disequilibrium as estimated by g2. Heterozygosity was positively associated with size- and age-corrected body mass, but not with jaw size or (in males) antler score. Because of the relatively high identity disequilibrium, heterozygosity of the marker panel explained 51% of variation in inbreeding. Inbreeding explained approximately 4% of the variation in body mass and is thus a minor, although significant source of variation in body mass in this population. The study of HFC is attractive for game- and conservation-oriented wildlife management because it presents an affordable and readily used approach for genetic monitoring that allowing identification of fitness costs associated with genetic substructuring in what may seem like a homogeneous population.

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Population dynamics of a natural red deer population over 200 years detected via substantial changes of genetic variation

Hoffmann

Johannesen

Griebeler

2016

Ecology and Evolution

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Most large mammals have constantly been exposed to anthropogenic influence over decades or even centuries. Because of their long generation times and lack of sampling material, inferences of past population genetic dynamics, including anthropogenic impacts, have only relied on the analysis of the structure of extant populations. Here, we investigate for the first time the change in the genetic constitution of a natural red deer population over two centuries, using up to 200-year-old antlers (30 generations) stored in trophy collections. To the best of our knowledge, this is the oldest DNA source ever used for microsatellite population genetic analyses. We demonstrate that government policy and hunting laws may have strong impacts on populations that can lead to unexpectedly rapid changes in the genetic constitution of a large mammal population. A high ancestral individual polymorphism seen in an outbreeding population (1813-1861) was strongly reduced in descendants (1923)(1924)(1925)(1926)(1927)(1928)(1929)(1930)(1931)(1932)(1933)(1934)(1935)(1936)(1937)(1938)(1939)(1940) during the mid-19th and early 20th century by genetic bottlenecks. Today (2011), individual polymorphism and variance among individuals is increasing in a constant-sized (managed) population. Differentiation was high among periods (F ST > ***); consequently, assignment tests assigned individuals to their own period with >85% probability. In contrast to the high variance observed at nuclear microsatellite loci, mtDNA (D-loop) was monomorphic through time, suggesting that male immigration dominates the genetic evolution in this population.

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Allozymes and the genetics of antler development in red deer (Cervus elsphus)

Cited by 27 publications

References 26 publications

Genetic determination of cervid antlers in relation to their significance in social interactions

Genetic determination of cervid antlers in relation to their significance in social interactions

Using heterozygosity–fitness correlations to study inbreeding depression in an isolated population of white‐tailed deer founded by few individuals

Population dynamics of a natural red deer population over 200 years detected via substantial changes of genetic variation

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