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Estimation of breeding population size using DNA-based pedigree reconstruction in brown bears

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Ursus arctos

2022-09-06

John Wiley & Sons

Ecology and evolution

12(9)

e9246

Robust estimates of demographic parameters are critical for effective wildlife conservation and management but are difficult to obtain for elusive species. We estimated the breeding and adult population sizes, as well as the minimum population size, in a high-density brown bear population on the Shiretoko Peninsula, in Hokkaido, Japan, using DNA-based pedigree reconstruction. A total of 1288 individuals, collected in and around the Shiretoko Peninsula between 1998 and 2020, were genotyped at 21 microsatellite loci. Among them, 499 individuals were identified by intensive genetic sampling conducted in two consecutive years (2019 and 2020) mainly by noninvasive methods (e.g., hair and fecal DNA). Among them, both parents were assigned for 330 bears, and either maternity or paternity was assigned to 47 and 76 individuals, respectively. The subsequent pedigree reconstruction indicated a range of breeding and adult (>= 4 years old) population sizes: 128-173 for female breeders and 66-91 male breeders, and 155-200 for female adults and 84-109 male adults. The minimum population size was estimated to be 449 (252 females and 197 males) in 2019. Long-term continuous genetic sampling prior to a short-term intensive survey would enable parentage to be identified in a population with a high probability, thus enabling reliable estimates of breeding population size for elusive species.

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Estimation of breeding population size using DNA-based pedigree reconstruction in brown bears/Michito Shimozuru, Mina Jimbo, Keisuke Adachi, Kei Kawamura, Yuri Shirane, Yoshihiro Umemura, Tsuyoshi Ishinazaka, Masanao Nakanishi, Mayu Kiyonari, Masami Yamanaka, Yukihiro Amagai, Ayaho Ijuin, Tomoki Sakiyama, Shinsuke Kasai, Takane Nose, Masataka Shirayanagi, Hifumi Tsuruga, Tsutomu Mano, Toshio Tsubota, Keita Fukasawa, Hiroyuki Uno/Ecology and Evolution 12(9).Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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