DOES SEX AFFECT THE GENETIC STRUCTURE OF JACKALS IN NORTHERN LOWLANDS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA?
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https://doi.org/10.63356/asb.2025.004Ključne reči:
Bosna i Hercegpvina, Canis aureus, pol, genetička struktura, genetička varijabilnostApstrakt
Disperzija zasnovana na polu može uticati na genetičku strukturu populacija divljih životinja, često dovodeći do različitih obrazaca srodstva između mužjaka i ženki. U našoj studiji, ovaj fenomen istražili smo u populaciji zlatnog šakala (Canis aureus) iz sjevernih nizijskih područja Bosne i Hercegovine, analizirajući 16 polimorfnih mikrosatelitskih lokusa kod 36 jedinki (18 ženki i 18 mužjaka). Dobijeni rezultati ukazali su na umjeren genetički diverzitet, u skladu sa rezultatima iz regiona. Analize populacione strukture, uključujući STRUCTURE, PCoA i Fst (Fst = 0,004; p = 0,190), nisu otkrile značajnu genetičku diferencijaciju između mužjaka i ženki, što sugeriše na nedostatak strukturiranja zasnovanog na polu. Nedavna demografska ekspanzija može dodatno doprinijeti odsustvu divergencije. Analize lokalnog srodstva pokazale su da posmatrani obrasci odražavaju lokalno srodstvo, a ne srodstvo određeno polom. Iako je korigovani indeks pripadnosti (AIc) ukazao na veću disperziju mužjaka, ova razlika nije bila statistički značajna. Ipak, uočeni rezultat zahtijeva dalje istraživanje sa većim uzorkom i širom prostornom distribucijom.
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