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12 April 2019 Population Structure, Admixture, and Migration Patterns of Japanese Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) Inhabiting Toyama Prefecture in Japan
Saifun Nahaer Eva, Yuji Yamazaki
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Abstract

Rapid expansion of sika deer, in both number and distribution, in the Japanese Archipelago has resulted in serious ecological disturbance. In the present study, the population structure and migration patterns of sika deer (Cervus nippon) among Toyama and adjacent Prefectures were investigated using 11 polymorphic microsatellite loci. Deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium was detected in both total and individual regional sika deer samples from Toyama Prefecture. Results of pairwise FST results, factorial correspondence analysis, and STRUCTURE analysis indicated that sika deer in Toyama are not genetically distinct from those in adjacent Prefectures. Bayesian STRUCTURE results suggested the existence of two distinct clusters. However, multiple lines of genetic structure and high admixture were detected across the populations located in the central region of Toyama Prefecture. Both contemporary and historical migration analyses showed that dispersal into Toyama Prefecture from neighboring prefectures was high, especially migration from the prefecture on the east into Toyama Prefecture, and bidirectional dispersion between Toyama Prefecture and the prefecture to the south. Knowledge of such genetic structures and population dynamics is required for appropriate management and conservation of sika deer populations in the Japanese Archipelago.

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Saifun Nahaer Eva and Yuji Yamazaki "Population Structure, Admixture, and Migration Patterns of Japanese Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) Inhabiting Toyama Prefecture in Japan," Zoological Science 36(2), 128-135, (12 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.2108/zs180114
Received: 18 July 2018; Accepted: 25 October 2018; Published: 12 April 2019
KEYWORDS
ancestral source
Bayesian clustering
management
microsatellite marker
MIGRATION PATTERN
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