Genetic variability of brown bear (Ursus arctos L., 1758)
- Authors: Salomashkina V.V.1, Kholodova M.V.1,2, Semenov U.A.3, Muradov A.S.4, Malkhasyan A.5
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Affiliations:
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
- Tomsk State University
- Sochi National Park
- Ilisu State Nature Reserve
- WWF Armenia
- Issue: Vol 53, No 1 (2017)
- Pages: 108-117
- Section: Animal Genetics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1022-7954/article/view/188062
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795416120103
- ID: 188062
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Abstract
We perform an analysis of the diversity of the control region fragment (570 bp) and ten nuclear microsatellite loci for 36 specimens of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) from several regions of the Caucasus. Four mitochondrial haplogroups that significantly differ from each other are revealed. An assumption of reiterative brown bear colonization of the Caucasus is made. Microsatellite data analysis shows a medium level of heterozygosity and clear differentiation between Caucasian and European bears combined with a slight distinction between the Caucasian regions.
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About the authors
V. V. Salomashkina
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Author for correspondence.
Email: v-salomashk@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119071
M. V. Kholodova
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Tomsk State University
Email: v-salomashk@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119071; Tomsk, 634050
U. A. Semenov
Sochi National Park
Email: v-salomashk@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Sochi, Krasnodar krai, 354000
A. S. Muradov
Ilisu State Nature Reserve
Email: v-salomashk@yandex.ru
Azerbaijan, Ilisu, AZ3400
A. Malkhasyan
WWF Armenia
Email: v-salomashk@yandex.ru
Armenia, Yerevan, 0019