Pack structure and genetic relatedness among wolf packs in a naturally-regulated population

Observations of wolf pack dynamics over a six-year period in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, found high rates of intraspecific strife, wolf pack dissolution and new pack formation, and the acceptance of new wolves into established packs. These observations corroborate genetic studies that found more genetic links between packs, and more genetic diversity within packs, than would be expected if most packs were composed of an unrelated breeding pair and their offspring. Longevity of packs, stability of pack territories, and the incidence of inbreeding all appear to be less than previously suggested, even in the absence of significant human disturbance. The formation of new packs by two or more local dispersers, the acceptance of unrelated wolves into existing packs, and the presence of multiple breeding females within packs would tend to blur genetic distinctions between the packs in a population. Additional publication details Publication type Conference Paper Publication Subtype Conference Paper Title Pack structure and genetic relatedness among wolf packs in a naturally-regulated population Series title Occasional Publication of the Canadian Circumpolar Institute Series number 35 ISBN 0-919058-92-2 Year Published 1995 Language English Publisher Canadian Circumpolar Institute, University of Alberta Publisher location Edmonton, AB Contributing office(s) Alaska Science Center, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Description 10 p. Here's how you know Pack structure and genetic relat dness among wolf packs in a naturally-regulated population Larger Work Type Book Larger Work Subtype Conference publication Larger Work Title Ecology and conservation of wolves in a changing world: Proceedings of the second North American symposium on wolves: Occasional Publication 35 First page 293 Last page 302 Conference Title Second North American Symposium on Wolves Conference Location Edmonton, AB Conference Date 25-27 August 1992 DOI Privacy Policy | Legal | Accessibility | Site Map | Contact USGS U.S. Department of the Interior | DOI Inspector General | White House | E-gov | No Fear Act | FOIA Population structure and genetic relatedness of samples from three regions of Turkey, using over 500,000 SNP genotypes, were compared together with Human Genome Diversity Panel (HGDP) data. To obtain a more representative sampling from Central Asia, Kyrgyz samples (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) were genotyped and analysed. @article{Hodolugil2012TurkishPS, title={Turkish population structure and genetic ancestry reveal relatedness among Eurasian populations. }, author={Uğur Hodoğlugil and Robert W. Mahley}, journal={Annals of human genetics}, year={2012}, volume={76 2}, pages={. 128-41 } }. Uğur Hodoğlugil, Robert W. Mahley. Published 2012 in Annals of human genetics. DOI:10.1111/j.1469-1809.2011. 00701.x. First, although genetic relatedness is well accepted to be important for explaining broad patterns of individual interactions in social groups, a variety of kinship ties may exist in social groups and lead to variability in the quality and quantity of specic behaviour patterns. Segregation and Linkage. Because large, known sibships from the BCI population were not available for analysis, we examined patterns of restriction fragment inherit-ance in the outbred Granby and inbred Fossil Rim families. Among primate species, co-alition formation is common, and genetic related-ness often plays a fundamental role in structuring coalitions (e.g. references in Harcourt & de Waal 1992). Behavioral regulations of social organiz-ation and mating in a captive wolf pack.