Examining Multiple Paternity in the Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes Procyonoides) in Japan Using Microsatellite Analysis

Overview

Journal J Vet Med Sci

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2020 Feb 27

PMID 32101823

Authors

Natsuko Sugiura

Kazuhiko Ochiai

Toshiaki Yamamoto

Takuya Kato

Yoshi Kawamoto

Toshinori Omi

Shin-Ichi Hayama

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Abstract

We analyzed the genotypes of three pregnant females and their litters to investigate the phenomenon of multiple paternity in wild raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) using 17 microsatellite markers. If a female has mated with only one male during estrus, then the maximum number of paternal alleles will not exceed two among littermates with the same father. The results revealed two out of three litters had three or four paternal alleles at one or five microsatellite loci. Therefore, the female had mated with more than one male during estrus. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to report the possibility of multiple paternity in wild raccoon dogs.

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