The Results of Sable (Martes zibellina) Reintroduction Demonstrate the Founder Effect.

The Results of Sable (Martes zibellina) Reintroduction Demonstrate the Founder Effect.
Dokl Biol Sci. 2018 Sep;482(1):194-197
Authors: Monakhov VG
Abstract
The relative abundance of intrapopulation groups with different parameters of skull size, coat color, and expression of an epigenetic cranial trait was compared in autochthonous, reintroduced, and donor populations of sable. Recovery of the species resources and broad variability of the phenotypic trait complex in the newly fomned populations were observed. A large proportion of the animals had the phenotype that included large size, dark coat color, and pronounced expression of a specific phene trait (foramen in the condylar fossa) and was not characteristic of the neighboring autochthonous populations. It is reasonable to attribute the presence of individuals with an unusual morphology in the newly formed populations of animals to a manifestation of the founder principle, because the effect of this principle was promoted by spatial isolation of the primary foci of translocated animals.
PMID: 30402758 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Doklady Biological Sciences - September 1, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Monakhov VG Tags: Dokl Biol Sci Source Type: research