Genetic variation in a fluctuating population of the yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis

• Autorzy: Wojcik A. M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Protein polymorphism in 767 yellow-necked mice Apodemus flavicollis fMelchior, 1834), was studied in spring and autumn during five years in the Białowieża National Park, Eastern Poland. Two peaks and two declines of population number were ob­served, and population density varied from 3 to 63 inds/ha. Twenty three loci of proteins were studied, 4 of them were polymorphic; and mean heterozygosity of the studied population was H = 0.057, The greatest variability was observed in the transferrin locus and 4 alleles (7>/a, Trfb, Trfc, and Trfd) were described. The fre­quency of the Trf" allele and Trf /Trf" homozygotes was negatively correlated with population density in autumn, whereas the frequency of the Trfc allele and TrfaITrfc heterozygotes was positively correlated with population density in autumn. The fre­quency of heterozygotes was higher than the frequency of homozygotes during each spring. Significant excess of Trf"/Trfc heterozygotes, compared to the values expected from the Hardy-Weinberg ratio, was observed in autumn 1983 and spring 1984, 1986, and 1987. Natural selection may be an important force in maintenance of the trans­ferrin polymorphism in A. flavicollis. It is suggested that heterozygotes survive better than homozygotes during winter and at high population densities. It is also supposed that non-selective forces influence on the Trf allele frequency changes in the studied population of A. flavicollis.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

yellow-necked mouse; natural selection; polymorphism; population density; Apodemus flavicollis; mouse; mice; transferrin; protein; genetic variation; Bialowieza National Park

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 1993
• Tom: 38
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.273-290,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Wojcik A. M.

• Polish Academy of Sciences, 17-230 Bialowieza, Poland

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